Premiere lettre Messieurs Parfait viennent de publier le 14e volume de leur histoire du théatre françois
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CMV32975
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MSS CODEX 1129
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Premiere lettre Messieurs Parfait viennent de publier le 14e volume de leur histoire du théatre françois
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
A collection of letters from abbé Guillaume-Thomas-Franc1ois Raynal.
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The letters concern Voltaire and other historic characters, with transcripts of letters and verses by Voltaire, as well as several epigrams and dramatic literature.
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204 ff.
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270 x 220 mm
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Bound in contemporary marbled calf. Five raised bands, spine gilt in compartments. Red morocco with gilt-stamped spine title in the second compartment.
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The bookplate of Frederick William Cosens has been added to the MS. A note on f.1v has been added and reads: ‘Bought at Puttick & Simpson, 7/6/52’.
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Owned by Frederick William Cosens and W.A. Black.
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Bought at Puttick & Simpson on 7/6/52 by W.A. Black. Purchased by Stanford University in 2017. Accession number MSS 2018-014.
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