Georges Bengesco [Gheorghe Bengescu] — Oeuvres Choisies de Voltaire

Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1890. Leather. Two volumes from Bengesco's notable 'Oeuvres Choisies de Voltaire', containing Voltaire's fascinating historical work on Charles XII with additional notes by Bengesco. Volume II also contains 'Suivi des Anecdotes sur Pierre le Grand' and 'D'extraits de l'Histoire de Russie' to the rear of the text. This work was originally published in ten volumes between 1887 and 1892. This work comprises of the entirety of Voltiare's work on Charles XII in addition to the above mentioned works. The extracts from Voltaire's works on Russia are chapters XI, XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII. These two volumes would have originally formed volumes VII and VIII of the wider set. Rebacked, in a quarter crushed morocco binding with marbled paper boards, original spine and boards preserved. Externally, slight bumping to extremities resulting in small loss to marbled paper, front board volume I. Slight fading to spine, volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with the odd scattered spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Small closed to fore edge of rear free-endpapers, volume II. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .