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VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet, dit.

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Zadig or Destiny. Oriental history. No place, no name, 1748. In-12 (148 x 85 mm) IX pp., 1 f.n.ch., 195 pp.; Jansenist blue morocco, back to nerves, inner wheel, gilded edges (Reymann). First edition under this title. This account was first published in 1747 under the title Memnon, histoire orientale. This work is dedicated 'to the Sultane Sheraa' who is none other than the Marquise de Pompadour. This edition contains some additional chapters to Memnon. Nice copy. Bengesco, 1421.