Voltaire

Critical Essays on Dramatic Poetry... [First English Language Edition]

Voltaire. Critical Essays on Dramatic Poetry by Monsieur Voltaire. With Notes by the Translator. London: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1761. First English language edition. 

Twelvemo. xii, 274, [+2, ads] pp. Contemporary full calf, spine and boards ruled in gilt, five raised bands, edges sprinkled red.

The Scarce First English language edition.

Spine and boards rubbed, scratched, soiled, and edgeworn, with some loss to boards, board edges, and corners; offsetting to endleaves; ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, with slight bleed through to front pastedown. Very good.

Item #3436

Price: $650.00