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Romans et contes

Title: Romans et contes / par Voltaire ...
Author: Voltaire, 1694-1778
Publication: A Lyon : De l'imprimerie d'Amable Le Roy, 1790.

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Not available - Please for assistance.	v. 6	Text	Restricted use	Rare Books 21-421 v. 6	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Not available - Please for assistance.	v. 3	Text	Restricted use	Rare Books 21-421 v. 3	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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Description

6 volumes : illustrations, portrait; 15 cm (12mo)

Uniform Title

Works. Selections. 1790

Alternative Title

Works. 1790
Romans et contes, par Voltaire ...

Subjects

Genre/Form

Novels.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Satires.
Binders' instructions (Binding) – France – Lyon – 18th century.
Bookplates (Provenance)
Stamps (Provenance)

Note

"Avec figures" -- title page.
Most works in these volumes are preceded by a false title proper; novels are preceded by a frontispiece with a guard sheet; the plates are those of the Bouillon edition reversed; each volume has a separate table of contents at the end; volume six includes instructions to bookbinder on the placement of illustrations at the end.

Indexed In (note)

Bengesco, G. Voltaire,

Provenance (note)

Bookplate: "Ex libris René Sibilat" front pastedown of each volume; ownership stamp of George Bizet on half title and title page of each volume.

Binding (note)

Bound in contemporary blue leather; gold tooled rules on covers and spine; author, title, and volume number on spine; marbled endpapers.

Contents

t. 1. Zadig, ou la destinèe, histoire orientale -- Le monde comme il va, vision de Babouc -- Memnon, ou la sagesse humaine -- Le taureau blanc, traduit du syriaque -- t. 2. Micromégas, histoire philosophique -- Histoire d'un bon Bramin -- Candide, ou l'optimisme -- Le blanc et le noir -- Les deux consoles -- t. 3. L'ingénu, histoire véritable -- Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado -- Les lettres d'Amabed, traduites par l'Abbé Tamponet -- Le crocheteur Borgne -- t. 4. La princesse de Babylone -- Histoire de Jenni, ou l'athée et le sage -- t. 5. Avertissement des éditeurs -- L'homme aux quarante écus -- Jeannot et Colin -- Les oreilles du comte de Chesterfield et le chapelain Goudman -- Cosi-Sancta; un petit mal pour un grand bien, nouvelle africaine -- Songe de Platon -- Bababec et les fakirs -- Les aveugles juges des couleurs -- Aventure indienne -- Voyage de la raison Aventure de la mémoire -- t. 6. Préface des éditeurs -- L'homme aux quarante écus -- Le cadenas -- L'anti-Giton, à Mademoiselle le Couvreur -- Le cocuage -- La mule du pape -- Contes de Guillaume Vadé -- Satires -- Pièces diverses.

Call Number

Rare Books 21-421

OCLC

144703973
144703973

Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.

Title

Romans et contes / par Voltaire ...

Publisher

A Lyon : De l'imprimerie d'Amable Le Roy, 1790.

Edition

Édition conforme à celle de Kell.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Bengesco, G. Voltaire, 1529

Provenance

Bookplate: "Ex libris René Sibilat" front pastedown of each volume; ownership stamp of George Bizet on half title and title page of each volume. NN

Binding

Bound in contemporary blue leather; gold tooled rules on covers and spine; author, title, and volume number on spine; marbled endpapers. NN

Added Author

Leroy, Amable, printer, bookseller.

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875, former owner. NN

Sibilat, René,‏ ‎1868-1947, former owner. NN

Research Call Number

Rare Books 21-421

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