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Alzire, ou, Les Americains : tragedie en cinq actes
- Title
- Alzire, ou, Les Americains : tragedie en cinq actes / par Mr. de Voltaire.
- Author
- Voltaire, 1694-1778.
- Publication
- A Francfort & Leipsic : [s.n.], 1762.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KGV (Voltaire. Alzire. 1762) 00-140 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
- Description
- 80 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
- Alternative Title
- Americains
- Subjects
- Peru > History > Conquest, 1522-1548 > Drama
- Incas > History > 16th century > Drama
- Noble savage > Drama
- Note
- Probably based on the text published in the Paris, 1751 ed. of Voltaire's works; contains a number of distinctive readings. Cf. Brown, A. Alzire, manuscripts and editions (in Voltaire. Works, 1968-, v. 14, p. 73, no. W51).
- Woodcut t.p. ornament.
- Signatures: A-E⁸.
- Provenance (note)
- *KGV copy: Martin J. Gross Collection; Clément Auguste, Baron de Galen? (shelf label on spine, similar to one on a work containing his autograph).
- Call Number
- *KGV (Voltaire. Alzire. 1762) 00-140
- OCLC
- NYPG00-B6460
- Author
- Voltaire, 1694-1778.
- Title
- Alzire, ou, Les Americains : tragedie en cinq actes / par Mr. de Voltaire.
- Imprint
- A Francfort & Leipsic : [s.n.], 1762.
- Provenance
- *KGV copy: Martin J. Gross Collection; Clément Auguste, Baron de Galen? (shelf label on spine, similar to one on a work containing his autograph).
- Local Note
- Stitched, in contemporary marbled wrappers.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
- Research Call Number
- *KGV (Voltaire. Alzire. 1762) 00-140