Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, rue Saint-Honoré, 1878.
7 parts in 5 volumes, large 8vo, illustrated with a portrait and 11 etchings, all in double state, before and with the letter.
Red morocco, triple fillet around the covers, ribbed spine, gilt edges. Binding signed Chambolle-Duru.
214 x 130 mm.
Precious collective edition of Voltaire’s most successful novels: Zadig, Micromégas, Candide ou l’Optimisme, L’ingénu histoire véritable, La Princesse de Babylone, Lettres d’Amabed followed by Le Taureau blanc.
Bengesco, I, 1547
The edition opens with a preface by Arsène Houssaye.
One of 20 precious copies of the first edition printed on China paper (this one n° 12) containing an additional suite of etchings before the letter.
The superb illustration features a portrait of Voltaire and 11 etchings by Laguillermie. The etching suite is presented here in double state, before and with the letter.
A superb copy of this China paper edition of Voltaire’s greatest novels, beautifully bound in red morocco by Chambolle-Duru.
Provenance: Emile Monteaux with ex-libris.
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