Voltaire, [Jean-Marie Arouet]. Novels of Voltaire, followed by his tales in verse. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, s.a.

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19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + 572 p. + 2 s.p., Peter Cavafy’s handwritten signature with pencil and trace of a seal with the brand name “Librairie Ad. Spitzer” on the front cover, attached leaf with illustration on verso of the front cover. L. 1 title page on recto and bookplate CPC. Reading traces with pencil on p. 423, 424, 425, 427, 435, 436, 446, 447. On p. [567]-572 “Table des matières” and p. 572 colophon. Attached leaf with note of year “1890” in black ink on recto of the back cover. Titles of the publishing house and typographical data on the back cover.


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Voltaire, [Jean-Marie Arouet]. Romans de Voltaire suivis ses contes en vers. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, s.a. [Novels of Voltaire, followed by his tales in verse]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.338, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/8.338.

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