Research Catalog

Commentaire historique sur les oeuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c : avec les pieces originales & les preuves.

Title
Commentaire historique sur les oeuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c : avec les pieces originales & les preuves.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication
A Basle [i.e. London?] : Chez les héritiers de Paul Duker, 1776.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextRestricted use *KGV (Voltaire. Fragments. 1773) 00-216Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voltaire, 1694-1778.
  • Durey de Morsan, Joseph-Marie, 1717-1795.
  • Wagnière, Jean-Louis, 1739-
  • Christin, Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric, 1744-1799.
  • Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Description
iv, 282 p.; 20 cm. (8vo)
Subjects
Note
  • By Voltaire; attributed successively to J.-M. Durey de Morsan, C.-G.-F. Christin and J.-L. Wagnière. Cf. Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, 1862.
  • Paginary reprint of original ed., which had the same false imprint, but was published in Lausanne. Cf. BN, v. 214, col. 1515-1516, no. 4350; Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, no. 1862, giving Geneva as place of publication.
  • Distinguished from the original ed. by "oe"instead of digraph "œ" in the 5th word of the title, the use of lower-case Roman numerals in the preliminaries, and the lack of a t.p. ornament. The presence of press figures suggests a British origin; errata in the original ed. have been corrected. Cf. ESTC.
  • Signatures: pi² A-R⁸ S⁴ T1.
  • "Lettres véritables de Mr. de Voltaire": p. 123-278.
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC (RLIN)
  • Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800
Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Fragments. 1773) 00-216
OCLC
  • 5756447
  • NYPG00-B7043
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Title
Commentaire historique sur les oeuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c : avec les pieces originales & les preuves.
Imprint
A Basle [i.e. London?] : Chez les héritiers de Paul Duker, 1776.
Indexed In:
ESTC (RLIN) T199219
Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800, p. 200.
Local Note
With: Voltaire. Fragments sur l'Inde, sur le General Lalli, et sur le Comte de Morangiés. [London : s.n.], 1773 -- Voltaire. Le taureau blanc. [London : s.n.], 1774. Number 2 of 3 items bound together subsequent to publication.
Martin J. Gross Collection.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection
Added Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Correspondence. Selections.
Durey de Morsan, Joseph-Marie, 1717-1795. Attributed name
Wagnière, Jean-Louis, 1739- Attributed name
Christin, Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric, 1744-1799. Attributed name
Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Research Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Fragments. 1773) 00-216
View in Legacy Catalog