Name/Title
The Works of M. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. With Notes, Historical and Critical.Entry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1698Description
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 XXXI." 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 Twenty-Third." The title page also states that the volume was printed in London, "for J. Newbery, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, S. Crowder, T. Davies, J. Coote, G. Kearsley, and B. Collins, at Salisbury." This book was published in 1764. The flyleaf notes that this volume is Vol. XXIII of Voltaire's "Prose Works." In this "Additions to General History," the volume contains such chapters as, "Of the possessions of the English and Dutch in America," and "Of Henry IV." 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
3/4 inMaterial
Paper, Leather binding