1723 VOLTAIRE 1ed La Ligue La Henriade French Henry IV Queen Caroline Mokpap

1723 VOLTAIRE 1^ed La Ligue La Henriade French Henry IV Queen Caroline Mokpap

“Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”

― Voltaire

‘Henriade’ is one of Voltaire’s most famous and important poems. This work concerns and celebrates the life of Henry IV of France. While not tremendously popular during Voltaire’s lifetime, ‘Henriade’ has continued to be one of the most popular 18^th-century poems on the life of French royalty.

Prior to the release of “Henriade”, Voltaire wrote “La Ligue, ou Henry le Grand”, a poem that would develop into ‘Henriade’. However, Voltaire had no intents to write ‘Henriade’ – he was satisfied with ‘La Ligue’, but royal leaders pushed for suppression of this work forcing Voltaire to ultimately remake the work into the much more popular ‘Henriade’.

This 1723 true first edition was published by Jean Mokpap (i.e., Viret).

Item number: #24063

Price: $750

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La Ligue ou Henry le Grand, poeme epique

Geneva: Chez Jean Mokpap (i.e., Viret), 1723. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • VIII, 231, [1]
• References: Bengescu 360
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – M. E. Révérend Du Mesnil
  • Clement-Edmond Révérend Du Mesnil (1832–1895) was a French historian and genealogist. Motto: DEO REVERENDUS ET LEGI
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)

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