VOLTAIRE Historical commentary on the works of... Lot 63

VOLTAIRE Historical commentary on the works of the author of the Henriade, &c. Avec les Pièces originales & les preuves. Basle [Genève] : heirs of Paul Duker, 1776. [Followed by]: Dialogues d'Evhémère. Published by M. de Voltaire. London [Lausanne], 1779. [And of]: Voltaire aux Welches, facétie datée du Purgatoire. Amsterdam, Paris : Gueffier, 1780 - 3 works in one volume in-8, marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (period binding). Bengesco, 1862 (Commentary), 1873 (Dialogues d'Evhémère, 1777 ed.). First edition of the Commentaire historique sur les œuvres de l'auteur de la Henriade, an apology composed by Voltaire himself and published anonymously. Les Dialogues d'Evhémère contains a philosophical dialogue by Voltaire. The original appeared in 1777. The third work, anonymous, is in its original edition. In the form of a poem, the author imagines Voltaire commenting on all the works composed in his honor. A copy from the library of Mme Colin de Saint Marc (1758-1836) in Coulommiers, a wealthy dowager affiliated with the Montesquiou family and first cousin of Antoine-Fare Huvier, captain of the Pont Royal and chevalier de Saint-Louis. Provenance: Mme Colin de Saint Marc, with bookplate. (the lower cover is missing, some wear and tear).