VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet dit. OEuvres. - Lot 297

VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet dit. OEuvres. Voltaire's complete illustrated works in fine Havana glazed half-calf signed Boutigny. Paris, Furne, 1835-1838. 13 volumes in-4, half calf in havana glaze, smooth spine with horizontal gilt and cold-stamped fillets and black leather title and giblets, cold-stamped irons on spine bands, marbled edges. Signed Boutigny binding. Between 400 and 800 pages per volume, engraved plates. Not collated. Spines faded and rubbed, headbands damaged, hinges of volumes 1 and 8 cracked, foxing. Complete illustrated works, notably after Moreau and Dupont. The text is laid out in double columns, Condorcet's critical biography has been placed at the beginning of the first volume, and Voltaire's texts have been expanded with notes. Good set, identically bound.