Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.25 September 1760 [D9266]
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CMV37676
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Edition-Originale, ‘VOLTAIRE Lettre autographe de Voltaire, enrichie de son paraphe, adressée à son éditeur genevois Gabriel Cramer : “faute horrible, inadvertence affreuse dont les faiseurs de feuilles feraient retentir l’Europe”‘
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.25 September 1760 [D9266]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Voicy bien une autre faute page 105 ligne vingt
Incipit Modernised:
Voici bien une autre faute, page 105 ligne vingt
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.25 September 1760.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
190 x 115 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was folded into three before sending and sealed with a red wafer seal. The seal is extant on f.2r. After opening, the letter was folded in half vertically. There are several small ink blots across f.2v.
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Undecorated
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Select phrases have been underlined.
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History
Date:
c.25 September 1760
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sold by Edition-Originale (Librairie le Feu Follet, Paris).
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