L'Ingenu: or The Sincere Huron. A True History. Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire
by Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de
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About This Item
Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie, 1768 Three English-language editions were printed in 1768, one in London, one in Dublin, and one in Glasgow. All have different collations, and none name a translator. The Urie edition is rare: ESTC lists seven copies, three in North America (Toronto, North Carolina, Huntington Library). . Contemporary speckled calf with red calf spine label. Octavo, in fours. Binding extremities lightly worn, occasional light marginal dampstaining. Old ink signature on title-page, later ink signature and address on front free endpaper, bookplate of a third owner on front pastedown. Overall a good, clean copy, with wide margins, possibly a large paper copy.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7816
- Title
- L'Ingenu: or The Sincere Huron. A True History. Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire
- Author
- Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary speckled calf with red calf spine label
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Three English-language editions were printed in 1768, one in Lon
- Publisher
- Printed for Robert Urie,
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow:
- Date Published
- 1768
- Pages
- viii, 189, [1, ads] pp. Complete with the half-title
- Size
- Octavo, in fours
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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