Voltaire [François-Marie Arouet] - Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire

Paris, De l'Impremerie de la Societe Litteraire Typographique, 1785. Leather. Forty three leather bound volumes from the Complete Works of Voltaire. 43 volumes from the complete works of Voltaire. Published in French. The present collection of the French philosopher's works includes volumes 2-10, 12, 14-17, 20-23, 25, 27, 32-35, 37, 45, 51, 60, 63-69, 70-77, and 89. With four plates to volumes two, three, and six. With three plates to volume four. With seven plates to volumes five and nine. With nine plates to volume eight. With ten plates to volume nine. With five plates to volume ten. The present collection opens with the theatrical works of Voltaire, which is followed by his poetry, including his epic poem the Henriade. In his Essay on the Universal History, Manners, and Spirit of Nations, Voltaire discusses the history of Europe before Charlemagne until the age of Louis XIV. This is followed by his History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great, his writings on politics and legislation, some miscellaneous literary criticism, and his commentary on the dramatic works of Pierre Corneille. The latter volumes are comprised of Voltaire's letter exchanges. Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian famed for his wit, his criticism of Christianity and slavery, and advocation of the separation of the church and state. The versatile and prolific writer produced works in many literary forms, including plays, novels, essays, but also scientific expositions. In a full contemporary calf binding. Externally, sound. The rear board of volume 64 id disbound, but present. The remaining volumes are lightly rubbed to the boards, with some cracking to the leather along the spine. Volume 27 is missing some calf to the front extremity. Generally lightly rubbed to the head and tail of the spine, although some volumes including 14, 27 32-34, and the majority of the volumes in the 70s are missing a slither of calf to the head or tail of the spine, or both. The front joints of volumes 10, 16, 20, 33, and 45 are rather tender. Although the hinges are better to the latter volumes, they are starting but firm to the majority of the earlier volumes.The front hinges are particularly tender to volumes 9, 15, 16, 20, 45, 60, and 89, and the rear hinges are loose in volumes 10 and15. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some patches of light foxing. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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