![VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet. Autograph letter signed to Madame Duchêne, n.p., 26 November n.y. [1767], saying that he has heard from Monsieur Marin that she has mislaid the errata which he sent her for the printing of the tragedies, and is sending a copy, asking her to select an intelligent proof reader 'qui corrige exactement touttes les fautes', 10 lines written on the verso of the 4th leaf of 'Corrections éssentielles a faire dans l'édition des pièces de théatre', written in a secretarial hand, for volumes I-IV, advising her several times to follow the Cramer edition, 6½ pages, 4to, (small repair on verso of 4th leaf at centrefold).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1995/CKS/1995_CKS_05424_0431_000(103242).jpg?w=1)
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VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet. Autograph letter signed to Madame Duchêne, n.p., 26 November n.y. [1767], saying that he has heard from Monsieur Marin that she has mislaid the errata which he sent her for the printing of the tragedies, and is sending a copy, asking her to select an intelligent proof reader 'qui corrige exactement touttes les fautes', 10 lines written on the verso of the 4th leaf of 'Corrections éssentielles a faire dans l'édition des pièces de théatre', written in a secretarial hand, for volumes I-IV, advising her several times to follow the Cramer edition, 6½ pages, 4to, (small repair on verso of 4th leaf at centrefold).
Nicolas Duchêne had published Voltaire's theatrical works in 1763/64, in five volumes. His widow undertook the publication of a new edition in six volumes (the 6th including new works). Voltaire began the revision of the Tragedies for her in the summer of 1767, and wrote to her implying that her late husband was to blame for the mistakes in the earlier edition ('J'en suis encor très mortifié; je tacherai de tout reparer, et de vous fournir de quoi donner une edition complete et correcte', published letter of 12 September 1767).
Published in Bestermann (D.14552).
Nicolas Duchêne had published Voltaire's theatrical works in 1763/64, in five volumes. His widow undertook the publication of a new edition in six volumes (the 6th including new works). Voltaire began the revision of the Tragedies for her in the summer of 1767, and wrote to her implying that her late husband was to blame for the mistakes in the earlier edition ('J'en suis encor très mortifié; je tacherai de tout reparer, et de vous fournir de quoi donner une edition complete et correcte', published letter of 12 September 1767).
Published in Bestermann (D.14552).