1792 Voltaire – Œuvres complètes, Tome XXXVI: Mélanges historiques – Deux-Ponts

Offered here is an authentic late-18th-century volume from the Œuvres complètes of Voltaire, published in 1792 at Aux Deux-Ponts (Zweibrücken) by Sanson et Compagnie.

This is Tome XXXVI (36), containing Mélanges historiques, Tome I—a collection of Voltaire’s sharp historical essays, including critical treatments of monarchy, Catholic historiography, and figures such as Henri IV. These writings reflect Voltaire at his most skeptical and polemical, which is precisely why editions like this were printed outside France.

Deux-Ponts editions are historically significant, serving as a key Enlightenment publishing center for controversial works circulating across Europe during the revolutionary era.

Details

• Author: Voltaire

• Title: Œuvres complètes

• Volume: Tome XXXVI – Mélanges historiques, Tome I

• Publisher: Chez Sanson et Compagnie

• Place: Aux Deux-Ponts (Zweibrücken)

• Year: 1792

• Language: French

Binding & Condition

• Contemporary full calf spine with marbled boards

• Spine shows splitting, chipping, and wear at head and tail

• Boards worn, commensurate with age

• Text block complete and readable

• Age toning and foxing throughout

• Hinges reinforced; binding remains serviceable but fragile

• No known missing pages

This is not a fine or restored copy, but an honest, original Enlightenment-era volume with clear signs of use and survival. Priced accordingly.