1764 VOLTAIRE 1ed Contes
de Guillaume Vade Discours aux Welches French Lit
“Let
us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the
world.”
― Voltaire
Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost
every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and
scientific works. He wrote thousands of books and letter and frequently made use of his works to
criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.
Like many writers, Voltaire was not immune to harsh criticism, nor was
he afraid to be critical of France, government, or people of status. Such was
the case with his book ‘Contes de
Guillaume Vade’, which Voltaire never put his name to. Vade was a fictional
character, by which Voltaire could express frustration or even ‘French-bash’
arrogant French commoners, praise or criticize French and English theater, and
much more. The most famous of these ‘Contes’
was “Le Discours aux Welches”, which
appears in this anonymously-published 1764 first edition.
Item number: #24082
Price: $550
VOLTAIRE
Contes de Guillaume Vade
[Paris:] 1764. First edition.
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages
o xvi, 386, [2]
· References: Bengesco,
660
· Language:
French
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)
· rare and desirable with
auction records and price comparisons as high as $1500
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