[François Marie Arouet de Voltaire]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, poëme, divisé en vingt chants, avec des notes. Nouvelle édition, corrigée, augmentée & collationnée sur le manuscript de l'auteur. – [Geneva: Gabriel Cramer], 1762.
Illustrated book with 20 etchings and numerous woodcut vignettes.
Illustrated by: Hubert-François Bourguignon, a.k.a. Gravelot (French, 1699–1773)
Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694–1778)
Printer: Gabriel Cramer (Swiss, 1723–1793)
Pagination: [2 blanks, "Ex libris JCP" to recto] [2 - h.t., blank] [2 - t.p., blank], [i] ii-viii, [1] 2-358 [2 blanks]; 20 engraved plates, unsigned, one before every chant, by Gravelot (Hubert-François Bourguignon).
Year of Publication: 1762
Place of Publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Size: 8vo, 19.8 x 12.6 x 3.7 cm.
Binding: Full mottled calf, restored, flat spine, decorated in gilt, red labels with gilt lettering "Oeuvres de Voltaire; La Pucelle, tom XXII"; marbled endpapers and all margins.
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: Cohen-de Ricci 1029.
Mentions: MFA: ACCESSION NUMBER 25.701.
Another copy in this collection: LIB-2580.2020.
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Binding | Calf , Hardcover |
| Size | 19.8 x 12.6 cm , 8vo |
| Subject | History , Humour , Poetry |
| Country | France |
| Period | 18 AD |
| Language | French |
| Edition | Book , Illustrated book |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Engraving , Etching , Paper , Wood engraving , Woodcut |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1762 |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |
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