The History of The War Of Seventeen Hundred and Forty-one, Second Edition

Voltaire was becoming a major correspondent on European affairs and published Historie de la guerre de 1741 and then the work was translated into English in 1756. ESTC 137642 in their note specifically says "not a reissue of the 1st edition". The first edition which had 292 pages had several errors hence the corrected edition in the same year.Octavo. Second edition. 260 pages. Two parts in one volume with continuous pagination. Bound in the original full calf, 5 raised bands, gilt ruling, title. Provenance: Signed ex-libris Captain Taylor Penny (Captain Taylor Penny (1721–1786) was an 18th-century officer of the Royal Navy who came to fame at the Battle of the Saintes.) Leather with crack at fold outside front panel and wear to the edges. Binding is solid, pages are clean. 5" - 8".