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Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Dictionnaire philosophique portatif, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking half-title, some water-staining and spotting / light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, London [but Geneva], [Gabriel Grasset], 1764.
*** The true first edition of Voltaire's explosive work, which criticised the dogmas and superstitions of the Catholic Church, Islam and Judaism, amongst other institutions.
Provenance: 'Wm. Lee' (ink signature to title).
Literature: Brown, Livre dangereux, Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique, a Bibliography, 1994, 1.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/eb9194f2-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/02507750-e191-ee11-817a-6045bdcfd69d.webp "114
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Dictionnaire philosophique portatif, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking half-title, some water-staining and spotting / light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, London [but Geneva], [Gabriel Grasset], 1764.
*** The true first edition of Voltaire's explosive work, which criticised the dogmas and superstitions of the Catholic Church, Islam and Judaism, amongst other institutions.
Provenance: 'Wm. Lee' (ink signature to title).
Literature: Brown, Livre dangereux, Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique, a Bibliography, 1994, 1.")
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Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Dictionnaire philosophique portatif, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking half-title, some water-staining and spotting / light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, London [but Geneva], [Gabriel Grasset], 1764.
⁂ The true first edition of Voltaire's explosive work, which criticised the dogmas and superstitions of the Catholic Church, Islam and Judaism, amongst other institutions.
Provenance: 'Wm. Lee' (ink signature to title).
Literature: Brown, Livre dangereux, Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique, a Bibliography, 1994, 1.
Lot 114
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Dictionnaire philosophique portatif, true first edition, London [but Geneva], [Gabriel Grasset], 1764.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Dictionnaire philosophique portatif, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking half-title, some water-staining and spotting / light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, London [but Geneva], [Gabriel Grasset], 1764.
⁂ The true first edition of Voltaire's explosive work, which criticised the dogmas and superstitions of the Catholic Church, Islam and Judaism, amongst other institutions.
Provenance: 'Wm. Lee' (ink signature to title).
Literature: Brown, Livre dangereux, Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique, a Bibliography, 1994, 1.
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