Name/Title
The Works of M. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. With Notes, Historical and CriticalEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1701Description
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 XII." The title page reads: "The Works of M. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. With Notes, Historical and Critical. By T. Smollett, M. D. / T. Francklin, M. A. and Others. Volume the Sixteenth." 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 flyleaf notes that this volume is Vol. XVI of Voltaire's "Prose Works." In this "Annals of the Empire from the Time of Charlemagne," the volume contains chapters on such figures as "Frederick II" and "Henry VII, of the house Luxemburg." 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
4-3/16 inDepth
7/8 inMaterial
Paper, Leather binding