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Le caffé, ou, L'Ecossaise : comedie

Title: Le caffé, ou, L'Ecossaise : comedie / par Mr. Hume ; traduite en français.
Author: Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication: Londres [i.e. Geneva : Cramer], 1760.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Text	Supervised use	Drexel 5761.2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
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Description

[4], XII, [5]-204 p.; 17 cm. (12mo)

Alternative Title

Caffé

Subject

Fréron, Elie-Catherine, 1718-1776 > Drama

Note

A satire against Elie-Catherine Fréron.
In fact, an original work by Voltaire. Cf. Quérard, J.M. Supercheries littéraires (2. éd.), II, col. 318-319.
"Mr. Hume" is identified in the preface as the author of two tragedies and the brother of the philosopher Hume; in pref. to 1763 edition (Bengesco, no. 231; BN, no. 804) he is called the "parent & ami" of the philosopher. The intended attribution was to John Home, author of Douglas; sometimes attributed to John Home, brother of David Hume. Cf. also Duckworth's introd. to L'Écossaise (in Voltaire. Works, 1968-. v. 50), p. 243-245.
"In all probablility the original edition printed by Cramer in Geneva in April 1760"--Duckworth.
Signatures: A¹² (A2+chi⁶) B-H¹² I⁶.
Type flower ornament on t.p.; type flower head- and tailpieces.

Indexed In (note)

ESTC (RLIN)
BN
Bengesco, G. Voltaire
Duckworth, C. L'Ecossaise, editions (In Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 50, p. 298-338)

Provenance (note)

Champcenetz, i.e. L.-P.-Q. de Richebourg, marquis de Chanpcenetz (armorial bookplate: "Ex libris de Champcenetz").

Binding (note)

Contemporary marbled calf, gilt.

Call Number

Drexel 5761.2

OCLC

8506810
NYPG00-B6789

Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Title

Le caffé, ou, L'Ecossaise : comedie / par Mr. Hume ; traduite en français.

Imprint

Londres [i.e. Geneva : Cramer], 1760.

Indexed In:

ESTC (RLIN) T19821

BN, v. 214, col. 663, no. 789

Bengesco, G. Voltaire, I, no. 222

Duckworth, C. L'Ecossaise, editions (In Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 50, p. 298-338), 60

Binding

Copy in *KGV: Contemporary marbled calf, gilt.

Provenance

Copy in *KGV: Champcenetz, i.e. L.-P.-Q. de Richebourg, marquis de Chanpcenetz (armorial bookplate: "Ex libris de Champcenetz").

Local Note

Copy in *KGV: With: Voltaire. La femme qui a raison. A Geneve: [i.e. Paris : M. Lambert], 1759. Number 1 of 2 items bound together subsequent to publication.

Copy in *KGV: Martin J. Gross Collection.

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Drexel Collection.

Home, John, 1722-1808. Attributed name

Home, John, 1709-1785. Attributed name

Champcenetz, Louis-Pierre-Quentin de Richebourg, marquis de, 1759-1784. Former owner

Martin J. Gross Collection. NN

Research Call Number

Drexel 5761.2

*KGV (Voltaire. Ecossaise. 1760) 00-151

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