VOLTAIRE: Histoire de Charles XII. King of Sweden. Geneva an - Lot 57

VOLTAIRE: Histoire de Charles XII. King of Sweden. Geneva and Paris, Saugrain, 1764. In-12 marbled epic calf, ornate smooth spine, gilt numeral N between two small fleurs-de-lis in the center of the oplats, marbled edges (cuffs and corners worn). XX and 380 pages. Voltaire's first historical work, an essential text for the history of Northern Europe in the early 18th century. "Even today, the History of Charles XII remains the only work available in French devoted to this Swedish king, who ascended the throne at the age of 15 and played a leading role in the Great War of the North, which pitted his kingdom against a Russian-led coalition in the early 18th century" (Eric Schnakenbourg). (Eric Schnakenbourg).