Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743] [D2740]
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CMV37697
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RR Auction, Lot 439, ‘Voltaire: Voltaire invites himself to dinner’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743] [D2740]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
serais-je un imprudent si je vous demandois la permission de venir diner chez vous aujourdhuy?
Incipit Modernised:
Serais-je un imprudent si je vous demandais la permission de venir dîner chez vous aujourd’hui ?
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d’Argenson, dated ‘ce mercredy’ [27 March 1743].
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Physical Description
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7 x 5.25
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178 x 133 mm
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is minor foxing throughout.
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Undecorated
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History
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‘ce mercredy’
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Provenance:
Passed at the RR Auction sale (Lot 439) on 11 October 2017 where it passed for $5,542.
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