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VOLTAIRE. Les Contes, romans et nouvelles. Illustré...

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VOLTAIRE. Tales, novels and short stories. Illustrated by Da Ros. Éditions Art et Couleurs, sur les Presses de la Société le Chant des Sphères, 1982, 1983, Monte-Carlo. Bound in full red morocco basane, boards decorated in cold, with frames of gilded fillets and medallion in hollow in the center, spines with 4 faux nerfs richly decorated, gilded head edges, in bordered slipcases, moiré endpapers, 201, 199, 201 and 206 pp. Spines uniformly lightened. Very fresh inside. Full-page illustrations under serpente. Limited edition of 1680 copies on Arches vellum. One of 300 numbered copies, including a bistre suite of hors-texte illustrations. Should also include a framed color plate which is missing. Complete edition of Contes, Romans et Nouvelles. Set of 4 volumes.