Voltaire - Les pensées de Monsieur de Voltaire - 1772

Voltaire. The Thoughts of Monsieur de Voltaire. Amsterdam, Pierre Erialed, 1772, 328 pp. (3) ff.

A duodecimo volume (165x95 mm), full calf, spine with raised cords ornamented, red morocco title piece, red edges (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine. Foxing spots scattered.

New edition; three parts gathered into one volume (complete)

Published under the false Amsterdam address of “Pierre Erialed” (an anagram of Delaire) to thwart royal censorship, this clandestine anthology offers a collection of thoughts, maxims and reflections drawn from various writings by Voltaire. Organized by themes, they cover religion, morality, politics, justice, tolerance, history, the sciences and the human condition.