Romans de Voltaire – Voltaire – 1878 | Illustrated Edition, 2 Vols, Beautiful Binding

Romans de Voltaire by Voltaire features a collection of his philosophical and fictional works, published in Paris in 1878. It includes Zadig, Micromégas L’Ingénu, La Princesse de Babylone, Les Lettres d’Amabed, Le Taureau Blanc, and most notably Candide. The tomes themselves are perhaps the most desirable aspect of this work: two beautiful tomes with orange-brown leather over marbled boards and a decorative gilt spine. Note the full-page engravings from the large of Frédéric Auguste Laguillermie.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Romans de Voltaire
• Author(s): Voltaire
• Illustrator(s): Frédéric Auguste Laguillermie
• Contributor(s): Arsène Houssaye (Preface)
• Publisher: Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles
• Edition: First edition. 1878.
• Format: (12mo), two volumes
• Binding: Orange-brown leather over marbled boards, gilt spine
• Size:  7.25 in x 4.5 in (18.4 cm x 11.4 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. I: [4], x, 185; [4], 186, [2] pp.
  • Vol. II: [4], 134, [6], 130, [6], 163, [1] pp.
• Illustrations: 12 engraved illustrations including frontispiece and 11 full-page plates
• Contents Include:
  • Zadig
  • Micromégas
  • Candide
  • L’Ingénu
  • La Princesse de Babylone
  • Les Lettres d’Amabed
  • Le Taureau Blanc
  • Preface by Arsène Houssaye

Condition:

Fine. The binding is secure and intact with bright gilt on the spine. Boards are unmarred. The interior remains complete and clean. The text and illustrations show no blemishes or markings.

Why Collect This?

• Exquisite display in beautiful leather volumes
• 19th-century illustrated edition combining multiple works including Candide
• Art by Frédéric Auguste Laguillermie

Item Number: #28943