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VOLTAIRE The Best Known Works of Voltaire: The Complete Romances, Including Candide, the Philosophy of History, the Ignorant Philosopher, Dialogues and Philosophic Criticisms
Halcyon House, 1940. Trade Paperback. Good. TRADE PAPERBACK IN SLIPCASE. Small chip to top of spine, pages toned, some foxing on page ridges, bottom of ribbon marker frayed, two small tape pieces on inside of front cover and inside of back cover, ink stamp on inside of back cover, some general shelf wear. Slipcase is heavily worn -- fading along edges, one hinge complete loose, the rest hold, large amounts of chipping along slipcase edges, spotting, stain along bottom of slipcase. Gilt top page ridges, red ribbon marker. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, and philosopher known for his wit and his defence of civil liberties, including both freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Catholic Church dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions." -- Wikipedia.
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