first edition Hard Cover
1762 · Geneva
by Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de
Geneva: Cramer, 1762. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 358 pages. The first authorized edition, with a number of piracies appearing before this epic, based upon the life of Joan of Arc. Twenty plates by Gravelot. The ornament on the title page is the same as the one on the 1759 first edition of Candide. Contemporary 3/4 brown leather, all edges stained red; a few letters lost on red label on spine; some scuffing and edge wear; light marginal stain, not affecting text on about 50 leaves; overall, a very good copy.
(Inventory #: 7601)