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”‘

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.25 September 1760 [D9266]

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Gabriel Cramer: Recipient

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

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

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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Decorations:

Undecorated

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Select phrases have been underlined.

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History

Date:

c.25 September 1760

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Provenance:

sold by Edition-Originale (Librairie le Feu Follet, Paris).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

23 February 2026