Autograph letter from John Wilkes to Voltaire, written from Geneva and dated 22 August [1765] [D12844]
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CMV34481
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FS 317 C 23, ‘Lettre de John Wilkes à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter from John Wilkes to Voltaire, written from Geneva and dated 22 August [1765] [D12844]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mr Wilkes presents compliments of veneration and gratitude to Monsieur de Voltaire.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from John Wilkes to Voltaire, written from Geneva and dated 22 August [1765].
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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224 x 183 mm
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2
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Bound with other letters in full red morocco, framed with three gilded fillets and a decorated spine. The edges are gilded.
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History
Date:
22 August [1765]
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 17 April 1918 (Lot. 1196).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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