Miscellanies philosophical, literary, historical, &c. . Translated from the last Geneva edition of M. de Voltaire, by J. Perry, M.A. Vol. I.
François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778)
Category
Books
Date
1779
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038586
Summary
Bibliographic description
8,591[i.e.391],[1]p., [1] leaf of plates . port.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: E.6.2. Imperfect: wanting half-title and portrait plate. The plate has been removed and bound in a separate volume of plates shelved at E.6.6. Shelved and uniform with 15 other vols. of the works of Voltaire. Quires uncut. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christies, 21 June, 2004, lot 609.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Quarter-bound buff paper with grey paper over boards. manuscript spine title.
Makers and roles
François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) James Perry (1756-1821)