Name/Title
The Dramatic Works of Mr. De VoltaireEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1695Description
This is a small, leather-bound book with a brown cover and floral details along the spine. The title on the spine reads, "Voltaire Works Vol XXVI." The title page reads: "The Works of M. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. With Notes, Historical and Critical. By T. Smollet, M. D. / T. Francklin, M. A. and Others. Volume the Twenty-Sixth." The title page also states that the volume was printed in London, "for W. Johnston, S. Crowder, T. Longman, Carnan and Newbery, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin." This book was published in 1773. The first flyleaf notes that this volume is Vol. XIX of Voltaire's "Prose Works." This volume includes chapters discussing the "Elements of Newton's Philosophy," with subjects ranging from light to gravitation. Two foldouts with diagrams are included. The accession ledger includes a total of twelve volumes, all of which are said to have been owned by James Hogg.Collection
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Height
6-13/16 inWidth
4-1/8 inDepth
1 inMaterial
Paper, Leather binding