Author: VOLTAIRE.
Title: Oeuvres complètes. With 93 plates after Moreau le Jeune, 14 mathemathical plates & 17 (of 19) portraits.
Description: (Kehl), Imprimérie de la société littéraire, 1784-1789. 8vo. 70 vols. Early 20th century marbled half-calf in 18th century French style, gilt spines with fleurons and red title-shield and green volume-shield. (Vols 9, 21 & 25 partly waterstained) ¶A very impressive series, beautifully bound FROM THE LIBRARY OF BOUDEWIJN BÜCH, with the typical handwriting of Bert Hagen on the flyleafs; Bengesco 2142.; Brunet V, p. 1353 "Edition célèbre"; Ray, The art of the French illustrated book 1700-1914, p. 95 ff: "Moreau's most ambitious project during the 1780's was his series of designs to accompany the great edition of Voltaire which has been undertaken by Beaumarchais. Produced in the printing house built at Kehl especially for this purpose, [...] The Kehl Voltaire is one of the landmarks of printing history."

Keywords:


See more books from our catalog: French: 16th-18th cent