La Henriade, par Monsieur de Voltaire.
With the Variations, & an Effai fur la Poéfie Epique
Amsterdam. - François l'Honore. - 1770.
- Format : In-12.
- Number of volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding : Bound.
- Collation : XXIII-311 pp.
Brown solid-baseback binding. Spine with five nerves with ornate boxes, gilt title and author's note. Spine rubbed. All edges marbled. Frontispiece in black and white. Contents decorated with black and white lettering, stripes, lamp butts, and eleven black and white off-text figures. The work is accompanied by a cloth bookmark. Handwritten ex-libris on the white guard.
New edition, enriched with figures.
A flagship work of Voltaire's, the Henriade is a double tribute to the memory of Henri IV and epic literature. The author uses this now legendary figure of the House of Bourbon to advocate the tolerance that is so dear to him, while highlighting all the positive elements of the former sovereign's life.
In good condition.
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