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Windows into worlds gone by, a vast store of history. Both the iconic and the less well-known is here. Together with forgotten byways and things not found anywhere else. Here is also Americana, Crime, Feminism, Occultism,Archaeology, and Ethnography.
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1872 Lettres Choisies de VoltaireParis: 1872A collection of letters of Voltaire, with details on the persons of note at the time, in the original French language.
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1865 Voltaire a Ferney: Sa Correspondance Avec la Duchesse de Saxe-GothaParis: 1865A scarce detailed account of Voltaire's correspondence and letters to Duchess Saxe-Gotha, in the original French.
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1808 Histoire de Charles XII, Roi de SuedeLondon: 1808An early nineteenth century edition of Voltaire's 'Histoire de Charles XII, Roi de Suede', in the original French.
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1768-77 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768-77The first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire, an original French set in a mottled calf binding complete with illustrations throughout.
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1756 The History of the War of 1741Not Stated: 1756An early English edition of Voltaire's history of the 1741 war, bound in smart contemporary leather.