Voltaire - Œuvres complètes de Voltaire (Lot 1 sur 2) - 1834
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Voltaire – Œuvres complètes (Lot 1 sur 2), Beuchot edition, 36 volumes (I–XXXVI) in uniform demi‑leather bindings with marbled edges, in French (original language), oldest item from 1834, about 40000 pages, each volume approximately 21 × 14 cm, with volume XXIX missing and replaced by a Foisset 1836 correspondence volume.
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Voltaire – Works (Beuchot edition) – Lot 1/2: volumes I to XXXVI (36 vols.) – gilt spines & marbled edges – volume XXIX missing, replaced (Foisset 1836)
Library set – Half-set of the Voltaire Works edition, edited by M. Beuchot (Paris, 19th century), with uniform, highly decorative bindings.
Uniform antique bindings, spines adorned with gilded titles and volume numbers.
Marbled edges on all volumes.
This lot contains volumes I through XXXVI, but volume XXIX of the Beuchot series is missing and has been replaced by an extra uniformly bound volume:
• Unpublished correspondence of Voltaire…, published by Th. Foisset, Paris, A. Levavasseur, 1836 (volume not part of the Beuchot edition, listed as a “stopgap”).
Exact contents of the backs (Lot 1/2)
1. Biography
2. Theatre 1
3. Theater 2
4. Theatre 3
5. Theatre 4
6. Theatre 5
7. Theatre 6
8. Theatre 7
9. Theatre 8
10. The Henriade
11. The Maiden
12. Poems 1
13. Poems 2
14. Poems 3
15. Essay on Manners 1
16. An Essay on Manners, Part 2
17. Essay on Manners 3
18. Essay on Manners 4
19. Century of Louis XIV 1
20. The Century of Louis XIV 2
21. Century of Louis XV
22. History of Parliament
23. Annals of the Empire
24. History of Charles XII
25. History of Russia
26. Philosophical Dictionary 1
27. Philosophical Dictionary 2
28. Philosophical Dictionary 3
29. MANQUANT (see: Dictionnaire philosophique 4) – replaced by: Correspondance inédite (Foisset, 1836)
30. Philosophical Dictionary 5
31. Philosophical Dictionary 6
32. Philosophical Dictionary 7
33. Romans 1
34. Romans 2
35. Comments on Corneille 1
36. Comments on Corneille 2
State
Overall good condition for a 19th-century series, with normal signs of use (possible scuffing and localized marks). Sold as is, in accordance with the photos.
Transport / weight
The complete set weighs about 50 kg (over 40 thousand pages). To simplify shipping, the series is offered in 2 lots of 36 volumes.
Estimated weight of this lot: approx. 25 kg (for guidance only).
No shipping outside the European Union.
Sent protected with tracking
Voltaire – Works (Beuchot edition) – Lot 1/2: volumes I to XXXVI (36 vols.) – gilt spines & marbled edges – volume XXIX missing, replaced (Foisset 1836)
Library set – Half-set of the Voltaire Works edition, edited by M. Beuchot (Paris, 19th century), with uniform, highly decorative bindings.
Uniform antique bindings, spines adorned with gilded titles and volume numbers.
Marbled edges on all volumes.
This lot contains volumes I through XXXVI, but volume XXIX of the Beuchot series is missing and has been replaced by an extra uniformly bound volume:
• Unpublished correspondence of Voltaire…, published by Th. Foisset, Paris, A. Levavasseur, 1836 (volume not part of the Beuchot edition, listed as a “stopgap”).
Exact contents of the backs (Lot 1/2)
1. Biography
2. Theatre 1
3. Theater 2
4. Theatre 3
5. Theatre 4
6. Theatre 5
7. Theatre 6
8. Theatre 7
9. Theatre 8
10. The Henriade
11. The Maiden
12. Poems 1
13. Poems 2
14. Poems 3
15. Essay on Manners 1
16. An Essay on Manners, Part 2
17. Essay on Manners 3
18. Essay on Manners 4
19. Century of Louis XIV 1
20. The Century of Louis XIV 2
21. Century of Louis XV
22. History of Parliament
23. Annals of the Empire
24. History of Charles XII
25. History of Russia
26. Philosophical Dictionary 1
27. Philosophical Dictionary 2
28. Philosophical Dictionary 3
29. MANQUANT (see: Dictionnaire philosophique 4) – replaced by: Correspondance inédite (Foisset, 1836)
30. Philosophical Dictionary 5
31. Philosophical Dictionary 6
32. Philosophical Dictionary 7
33. Romans 1
34. Romans 2
35. Comments on Corneille 1
36. Comments on Corneille 2
State
Overall good condition for a 19th-century series, with normal signs of use (possible scuffing and localized marks). Sold as is, in accordance with the photos.
Transport / weight
The complete set weighs about 50 kg (over 40 thousand pages). To simplify shipping, the series is offered in 2 lots of 36 volumes.
Estimated weight of this lot: approx. 25 kg (for guidance only).
No shipping outside the European Union.
Sent protected with tracking
Details
Number of Books
36
Subject
Literature
Book Title
Œuvres complètes de Voltaire (Lot 1 sur 2)
Author/ Illustrator
Voltaire
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1834
Height
21 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Width
14 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
40000
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