1768 Voltaire The Princess of Babylon French Prose Lit Pirated London Geneva ed

1768 Voltaire The Princess of Babylon French Prose Lit Pirated London Geneva ed

 

“But what was more admirable in Babylon, and eclipsed every thing else, was the only daughter of the king, named Formosanta…King Belus was prouder of his daughter than of his kingdom.”

– Voltaire, The Princess of Babylon

 

Voltaire’s “The Princess of Babylon” is one of his best-known works of prose. It saw instant success in 1768, the year it was first published. In fact, this work became so popular that it was being illegally pirated in England, and printed under a false imprint of ‘Geneva’ when it was actually printed in London. These ‘pirated’ editions are still immensely popular and desirable versions of the Geneva edition.

 

Item number: #461

Price: $499

 

VOLTAIRE

 

La princesse de Babilone.

 

Geneve [i.e. London], 1768.

 

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages: 184p
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• References: Martin 68.56; Barbier III 1025; Cioranescu 64356-7
• Language: French
• Size: ~8.5in X 5in (21cm x 13cm)

 

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