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1753 Voltaire Le Siecle de Louis XIV, French History, Vol 2 Part 1. Le Siècle de Louis XIV, publié par M. de Francheville. Seconde édition. Attractive small-format copy in full leather with gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers, and patterned page edges. Le Siècle de Louis XIV, publié par M. de Francheville. Tome Second, I. Partie. Seconde édition. A Leypsic, 1753. A small 18th-century French edition of Voltaire’s important historical study of the age of Louis XIV, published under the name M. de Francheville. This is Tome Second, I. Partie only, not a complete set. Attractive small-format copy in full leather with gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers, and patterned page edges. The text includes decorative headpieces and chapters on the government, court, finances, sciences, arts, and anecdotes of the Louis XIV period. Condition: Volume only. Binding worn, with rubbing, edge and corner wear, small losses, and wear at spine ends and joints. Interior generally readable with age toning, scattered spotting, light stains, and minor edge wear. Collation has not been verified leaf-by-leaf. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.