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

Title
Commentaire historique sur les œuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c. : avec les piéces originales & les preuves.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778
Publication
A Basle [that is, Lausanne] : Chez les héritiers de Paul Duker, 1776.

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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 (copies in *KGV).
Description
IV, 282 pages; 20 cm (8vo)
Alternative Title
Lettres véritables de Mr. de Voltaire.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Records and correspondence.
Note
  • By Voltaire; attributed successively to J.-M. Durey de Morsan, C.-G.-F. Christin and J.-L. Wagnière. See Bengesco.
  • "Première édition impr. à Lausanne (cf. la lettre de Voltaire à J. de Vaines, du 4 septembre 1776, Besterman, no. 19139)"--BN/BnF. Bengesco gives place of publication as Geneva.
  • Distinguished from a paginary reprint with same false imprint (but probably printed in London) by the "œ" digraph in the 5th word of the title, the use of upper-case Roman numerals in the preliminaries, and the presence of a title page ornament. See ESTC T199219.
  • Signatures: pi² A-R⁸ S⁸ (-S6-8).
  • Error in paging: Page [16] numbered "42." See errata.
  • Woodcut title page vignette; woodcut headpiece and tailpieces; factotum.
  • "Lettres véritables de Mr. de Voltaire": pages 123-278. For detailed contents, see BN/BnF.
  • "Sésostris" (a tale in verse): pages 279-281.
  • Errata on title page verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • BN
  • BnF
  • Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800
  • Bengesco, G. Voltaire
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online via Google books (NYPL copy in NKC) and Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France copy).
Source (note)
  • Astor Library copy.
Provenance (note)
  • Lucien Choudin (Alde sale, October 5, 2012, lot 11).
Binding (note)
  • Contemporary mottled sheep.
Call Number
NKC (Voltaire) (Voltaire. Commentaire historique)
OCLC
5756447
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.
Title
Commentaire historique sur les œuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c. : avec les piéces originales & les preuves.
Publisher
A Basle [that is, Lausanne] : Chez les héritiers de Paul Duker, 1776.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
BN, vol. 214, col. 1515-1517, no. 4350
BnF FRBNF31605419 http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb316054198/
Thomas, D.H. Major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800, page 200
Bengesco, G. Voltaire, II, 1862
Additional Formats
Also available online via Google books (NYPL copy in NKC) and Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France copy).
Provenance
Copy in *KGV 15-15: Lucien Choudin (Alde sale, October 5, 2012, lot 11). NN
Binding
Copy in *KGV 15-15: Contemporary mottled sheep. NN
Local Note
NYPL copies in NKC and *KGV 15-15 have page 16 numbered correctly; other errata uncorrected.
NYPL copies in NKC and *KGV ... 00-178 have both cancel and cancellandum states of bifolium B1·8 (pages 17-18 and 31-32); it has not been determined which is cancel.
Copy in *KGV ... 00-178 has bifolium B4·5 (p. 23-26) misbound after leaf B7 (p. 30).
Copy in NKC: With: Bury, Richard Girard de. Lettre sur quelques ouvrages de M. de Voltaire. A Amsterdam : Chez Arkstée & Merkus, 1769.
Copy in *KGV 15-15: With: Voltaire. Don Pedre, roi de Castille. [Geneva] : [Cramer], 1775.
Copies in *KGV: Martin J. Gross Collection.
Martin J. Gross Collection (copies in *KGV).
Source
Astor Library copy. NKC (Voltaire) (Voltaire. Commentaire historique)
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Chronological Term
1700 - 1799
Place of Publication
Switzerland Basel.
Switzerland Lausanne.
Added Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Correspondence. Selections.
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Sésostris.
Durey de Morsan, Joseph-Marie, 1717-1795, attributed name.
Wagnière, Jean-Louis, 1739- attributed name.
Christin, Charles-Gabriel-Frédéric, 1744-1799, attributed name.
Choudin, Lucien, former owner (copy in *KGV 15-15)
Martin J. Gross Collection (copies in *KGV).
Added Title
Lettres véritables de Mr. de Voltaire.
Other Form:
Online version: Voltaire, 1694-1778. Commentaire historique sur les œuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, &c. A Basle [that is, Lausanne] : Chez les héritiers de Paul Duker, 1776 (OCoLC)657126466
Research Call Number
NKC (Voltaire) (Voltaire. Commentaire historique)
*KGV (Voltaire. Commentaire historique. 1776) 00-178
*KGV 15-15
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