Accession number
PML 19382
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Published
London : Printed for W. Johnston, S. Crowder, T. Longman, Carnan and Newbery, Robinson and Roberts, R. Baldwin and B. Collins at Salisbury, MDCCLXX [1770]
Notes
Library has vol. 1, 1770 only.
From title page: "Volume the first. The third edition".
Vol. 24 has title, "The Henriade. By Mr. de Voltaire. Tr. from the French, by T. Smollett, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others. vol. XXIV," and half-title, "The works of Voltaire. vol. XXIV."
Vol. 32-33 have title, "Miscellaneous poems. By Mr. de Voltaire. Tr. from the French by T. Smollet, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others. vol. XXXII[-XXXIII]" and half-title, "The works of Voltaire. vol. XXXII[-XXXIII]"
Vol. [37] bound uniformly with the set, has title, "Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends. Tr. from the French by the Rev. Dr. Franklin [!] London, Printed for T. Davies, and J. Wheble, 1770," and half-title, "Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends. "
Title varies: v. 2-11, 16-23, 26, 28-31, 34-36 ... By T. Smollet, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others.
Vol. 10 has half-title, "The prose works of Voltaire. vol.X."
Vol. 16-23, 26, 28-31 and 34-36 have half-title, "The works of Voltaire; vol. XVI [etc.] being vol. XIII[-XXVI] of his prose works."
Vol. 12-15, 18, 25 and 27 have title, "The dramatic works of Mr, de Voltaire. Tr. by the Rev. Mr. Francklin. vol. I[-VII]," and half-title, "The works of Voltaire; vol. XII[-XV, XVIII, XXV, XXVIII] being vol. I[-VII] of his dramatic works."
From title page: "Volume the first. The third edition".
Vol. 24 has title, "The Henriade. By Mr. de Voltaire. Tr. from the French, by T. Smollett, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others. vol. XXIV," and half-title, "The works of Voltaire. vol. XXIV."
Vol. 32-33 have title, "Miscellaneous poems. By Mr. de Voltaire. Tr. from the French by T. Smollet, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others. vol. XXXII[-XXXIII]" and half-title, "The works of Voltaire. vol. XXXII[-XXXIII]"
Vol. [37] bound uniformly with the set, has title, "Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends. Tr. from the French by the Rev. Dr. Franklin [!] London, Printed for T. Davies, and J. Wheble, 1770," and half-title, "Letters, from M. de Voltaire, to several of his friends. "
Title varies: v. 2-11, 16-23, 26, 28-31, 34-36 ... By T. Smollet, M. D., T. Francklin, M. A. and others.
Vol. 10 has half-title, "The prose works of Voltaire. vol.X."
Vol. 16-23, 26, 28-31 and 34-36 have half-title, "The works of Voltaire; vol. XVI [etc.] being vol. XIII[-XXVI] of his prose works."
Vol. 12-15, 18, 25 and 27 have title, "The dramatic works of Mr, de Voltaire. Tr. by the Rev. Mr. Francklin. vol. I[-VII]," and half-title, "The works of Voltaire; vol. XII[-XV, XVIII, XXV, XXVIII] being vol. I[-VII] of his dramatic works."
Description
37 (?) v. : port. ; 18 cm.
Provenance
Presented to [Mrs. Catherine] Clive by David Garrick, with his autograph inscription and verse on the fly-leaf, dated 11 February, 1772; armorial bookplate of Richard Prime.
Binding
Calf, in slipcase by Duprez Lahey.
Classification
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