Voltaire - Œuvres Complètes - 75 volumes - Baudouin - 1828

Complete Works of Voltaire - with remarks and historical, scientific, and literary notes - 75 bound volumes - at Baudouin 1828. Includes:

Biographical Elements:
A major introduction devoted to the life of Voltaire.

Theatre and Poetry:
The tragedies, comedies and various pieces.
The epic poems (such as La Henriade) and fugitive poems.

History:
The major historical essays such as The Century of Louis XIV, History of Charles XII and the fragments on general history.

Philosophy and Polemic:
The tales (including Candide, Zadig).
The Philosophical Dictionary spread over several volumes.
The metaphysical treatises, philosophical discourses and writings of religious or social critique.

Correspondence:
The letters exchanged with the great minds of the century, the literati and the rulers of Europe (notably Frederick II of Prussia), which occupy a large portion of the later volumes.

Apparatus critique:
Remarks and historical, scientific and literary notes added by the editors of the time, as well as a detailed table of contents for each volume.

5 to 600 pages per volume
format 8vo; 21 x 13.5 cm
half-leather cover, wear marks on corners, top and bottom of the spine
interior with some foxing
overall acceptable/good condition
shipped in 4 parcels