The history of Charles XII. King of Sweden. By Mr. de Voltaire. Translated from the French.
François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778)
Category
Books
Date
1732
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3215605
Summary
Bibliographic description
The second edition, corrected: xi,[1],371,[1]p., [2] leaves of plates : port., fold. map ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth-century sepia armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]; pasted over eighteenth-century early armorial bookplate of Richard Banner [Banner (b. 1696) of Little Aston Hall, sold library to Thomas Anson in about 1745]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; five raised bands; gilt tooled spine; missing spine label.
Makers and roles
François-Marie-Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778)