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[VOLTAIRE, F.M.Arouet de (1694-1778)] La Pucelle, poeme en XXI chants... edition conforme a l'originale, publiée en 1784. [Kehl]: Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique, 1789. 2 volumes, 12° (174 x 104mm). Half-titles. Engraved frontispiece and 18 plates, attributed to Duflos after Marillier. (Some light soiling or browning of plates.) Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, g.e. (neat repair to head of spine of vol.II, extremities somewhat scuffed). The plates follow the designs of the so-called suite anglaise of Drake (see lot ? ). Cf. Cohen-de Ricci 1032 (plates only: 'Les exemplaires en grand papier, de format in-12, sont rare et recherchés').
[F.M.Arouet de VOLTAIRE]. La Pucelle d'Orléans. Pöeme héroï-comique. En dix-huit chants... Nouvelle edition, sans lacune. London: 1757. 8° (176 x 105mm). Title in red and black. Engraved frontispiece, title vignette and one tailpiece. (Browned.) Contemporary calf, spine gilt (slightly chipped at head of spine).
[F.M.Arouet de VOLTAIRE]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, poëme, divisé en vingt chants, avec des notes. Nouvelle Edition. [Paris?]: 1762-1768. 2 parts in one volume, 16° in 8's (126 x 85mm). Letterpress half-title and title. Engraved title and 27 plates by Drake. Contemporary red sheep gilt (extremities a trifle scuffed). Cf. Lemonnyer III.887; cf. Cohen-de Ricci (dated 1768). (4)
[F.M.Arouet de VOLTAIRE]. La Pucelle d'Orléans. Pöeme héroï-comique. En dix-huit chants... Nouvelle edition, sans lacune. London: 1757. 8° (176 x 105mm). Title in red and black. Engraved frontispiece, title vignette and one tailpiece. (Browned.) Contemporary calf, spine gilt (slightly chipped at head of spine).
[F.M.Arouet de VOLTAIRE]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, poëme, divisé en vingt chants, avec des notes. Nouvelle Edition. [Paris?]: 1762-1768. 2 parts in one volume, 16° in 8's (126 x 85mm). Letterpress half-title and title. Engraved title and 27 plates by Drake. Contemporary red sheep gilt (extremities a trifle scuffed). Cf. Lemonnyer III.887; cf. Cohen-de Ricci (dated 1768). (4)