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Letters concerning the English nation

Title
Letters concerning the English nation / by Mr. de Voltaire.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication
London : Printed for C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row, 1741.

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Book/TextRestricted use *KGV (Voltaire. Lettres philosophiques. English. 1741) 01-41Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Lockman, John, 1698-1771.
  • Thiriot, Nicolas Claude, 1696?-1772.
  • Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Description
x, [6], 255, [29] p.; 17 cm. (12mo)
Subjects
Note
  • Portions written in English; remainder translated by John Lockman. Originally published: London : Printed for C. Davis and A. Lyon, 1733. First published in French in 1734 under title: Lettres philosophiques.
  • "These letters ... are the result of the author's ... friendship for Mr. Thiriot"--Preface.
  • Signatures: A⁸ B-G¹² H¹²(±H2) I-M¹² N⁶ O⁴.
  • Woodcut t.p. ornament; ornamental tailpieces.
  • Publisher's advertisements: p. [278-284].
  • Includes index.
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC (RLIN)
  • Rousseau, A.M. Editions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032)
  • Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121)
Provenance (note)
  • Martin J. Gross Collection; Early armorial book plate, with motto: "Quod sors ferit feremus."
Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Lettres philosophiques. English. 1741) 01-41
OCLC
  • 4900498
  • NYPG01-B1832
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Title
Letters concerning the English nation / by Mr. de Voltaire.
Imprint
London : Printed for C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row, 1741.
Edition
The second edition, with large additions.
Indexed In:
ESTC (RLIN) N11479
Rousseau, A.M. Editions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032), 219
Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121), 348
Provenance
Martin J. Gross Collection; Early armorial book plate, with motto: "Quod sors ferit feremus."
Local Note
Binding: Contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked; red morocco spine label. Binder's title: Voltaire's Letters on the English.
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Added Author
Lockman, John, 1698-1771.
Thiriot, Nicolas Claude, 1696?-1772.
Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Research Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Lettres philosophiques. English. 1741) 01-41
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