Satirical Dictionary Of Voltaire
by McPharlin, Paul (Edited and illustrated by, in a new English version)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1945. First published as Question on the Encyclopedia, then reprinted as Reason by Alphabet, and finally reworked, with many additions, as The Philosophical Dictionary...The Philosophical Dictionary is Voltaire's principal essay in philosophy..." Contents go from A to Z with several entries for some "letters". Some include: Adam, Books, Celibacy; Divorce; Equality; Fraud; Greatness; Happiness; Impotence; etc, ending with Zeal. 109 pp. Illustrations. Decorative covers with ABCs. Spine slightly sunned. Covers are VG to VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Philosophy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004411
- Title
- Satirical Dictionary Of Voltaire
- Author
- McPharlin, Paul (Edited and illustrated by, in a new English version)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Peter Pauper Press
- Place of Publication
- Mount Vernon, NY
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Philosophical Dictionary, Voltaire, Philosophy, Voltaire's Dictionary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 "
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