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La Henriade

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Voltaire (François Marie Arouet- 1694-1778). "La Henriade, nouvelle édition". Paris: Duchesnes, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon, 1770. 2 Vols. 8vo. (4), XL, 272; 290, (2) Pp. Orig. full leather bindings from the time.

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Voltaire

Duchesnes, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon

Paris

1770

Voltaire (François Marie Arouet; 1694-1778). "La Henriade, nouvelle édition". Paris: Duchesnes, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon, 1770. 2 Vols. 8vo. (4), XL, 272; 290, (2) Pp. Orig. full leather bindings from the time with red title labels on the spine. Containing in the first volume an engraved title, frontispiece, 10 plates, and 10 headpieces, all engraved by de Longueil after drawings by Charles Eisen.

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. - Very good condition.


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