ORIGINAL LETTERS (21) of François Marie Arouet de Voltaire to – Allamand, Protestant pastor at Bex and Corsier, Vaud, Switzerland, on personal, literary and general subjects
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ORIGINAL LETTERS (21) of François Marie Arouet de Voltaire to – Allamand, Protestant pastor at Bex and Corsier, Vaud, Switzerland, on personal, literary and general subjects
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The letters are most frequent in 1755. Two (ff. 19, 49) are notes sent in books by Voltaire. With drafts of letters to Voltaire from Allamand, and six epigrams, three on various works of Voltaire (f. 49 b), three mock epitaphs (f.61).
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Also includes: includes.
f. 29 Poetry: Verses on Voltaire’s recovery from illness, by – Allamand: 1759.: Fr.
ff. 49 b, 61 Poetry: Epigrams on Voltaire: 18th cent.: Fr.
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61 ff.
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Purchased from Mons. R. A. Bergier, of Lausanne.
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