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Letters concerning the English nation / By Mr. de Voltaire.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection PQ2086.L4 E5 1733
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Voltaire, 1694-1778.
- Standardized Title:
- Lettres philosophiques. English. 1733
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life.
- Great Britain.
- Intellectual life.
- Great Britain--Religion.
- Religion.
- Penn Provenance:
- Singer, Jacob (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Singer, Leah (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 253 pages, 19 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for C. Davis ... and A. Lyon, 1733.
- Notes:
- Tail-pieces.
- First edition, translated by John Lockman. The Letters were first published in French in the following year, 1734. cf. Bengesco, Voltaire, bibliographie de ses uvres, v. 2, p. 9-14.
- Includes "A letter concerning the burning of Altena, as related in the History of Charles XII., king of Sweden": p. [245]-253.
- Errata: p. [19] (3rd count)
- Sig. A4 is a cancel.
- Includes inex.
- Cited in:
- ESTC t137614
- Teerink-Scouten 1308
- OCLC:
- 1863170
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