[VOLTAIRE]. 2 works in one volume: La Guerre civile de Genev - Lot 88

[VOLTAIRE]. 2 works in one volume: La Guerre civile de Geneve, ou les Amours de Robert Covelle. Poeme heroique avec des notes instructives. Bezançon, Nicolas Grandvel, [Genève], 1768. In-8°, xvi, 67 pp. [Preceded by:] Collection des lettres sur les miracles, écrites à Genève, et à Neufchatel. By Mr. le Proposant Théro, Monsieur Covelle [i. e. Voltaire], Monsieur Néedham, Mr. Beaudinet, & Mr. de Montmolin, etc. [Preceded by:] Collection des lettres sur les miracles, écrites à Genève, et à Neufchatel. Neufchatel [Genève], sans nom, 1765. In-8° of 232 pp. Flamed fawn basane, 5-rib spine with fleurons, fawn morocco t.p., red speckled edges (contemporary binding). One of the first editions of La Guerre civile de Geneve, published in the year of the original, without errata or vignettes, conforming to the Beuchot edition, with "Brimer" instead of "Cramer" on p. 57. By judgment of the Paris Chamber of Vacations of September 24, 1768, a book peddler, his wife and a grocer's boy were condemned to the stocks for three consecutive days, to the brand, the men to the galleys and the woman to be confined in the hospital's house of strength, for having sold this libel, and some other impious printed matter or contrary to good morals and the respect due to those in authority. [Begensco, I, 630]. First edition of the Collection des Lettres. [Begensco, II, 1714]. Epidermure, spine faded, corner wetness to first 4 quires of Lettres, La Guerre trimmed short in margin with some loss of letters.