Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II]
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CMV33755
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MS 54 (H), ‘Dossier of papers in the possession of Laurent Anglivel de La Beaumelle at the time of his imprisonment in the Bastille in April 1753’
Title:
Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II]
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Brief Summary:
Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II].
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 pp.
Format:
Dimensions:
247 x 189 mm
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Watermark:
P.39-40 are watermarked with indistinguishable text.
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other papers in the collection in Middle Hill boards.
Additional Comments:
P.39 has partially come away from the binding. It features a vertical fold line that divides the page in two. There is a small hole in the lower left-hand margin. There are three pen trials in the upper centre of p.40.
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Undecorated
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The first word of the penultimate line has been erased and a corrected word written in its place.
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Ownership:
Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
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Provenance:
Sold at auction by Sotheby in London on 28-29 June 1976 (Lot 4167) for £2600 plus commissions.
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