Search Results: The History Of Charles Xii King Of Sweden by Francois-Marie Arouet De Voltair…

Folio Society, 1976. hardcover. Very Good. . Former owner's nameplate inside front cover. Pages are clean and intact.

Folio Society, London 1976 (first published in 1731). 24.0 x 15.0cms, 286pp, b/w illusts, good+ hardback Voltaire revolutionised biography writing when he focused on Charles XII's character and drastically edited any material which he thought was irrelevant, tedious or unfit for his conception of this controversial monarch.

London: The Folio Society, 1976 Book. Very Good. Decorated Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Voltaire's biography of Charles XII of Sweden first published in 1731, translated by Antonia White with an introduction by R M Hatton. 285pp with index, illustrated with black and white reproductions and maps to endpapers. Red and gilt crest to top board and gilt lettering on red panel to spine. Top edges tinted. Slight crushing to base of spine and tiny crease to one corner, otherwise very good/near fine copy with no inscriptions. Orange slipcase has slight fading to edges and small spot to one edge, otherwise very good..

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