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Translations Scandinavian Finn v STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE No. r; B, p.zr. (b) December: another signed receipt by "+ Hirschel.See Mangold, r6 D. p.36,also reproduced in a facsimile copy at theend of thebook. (") + January:see text 7 printedabove. (d) 16 December:the 'Quittance g6n6rale':see Mangold, z A, pP.t-6- A Provisionalbibliograplry { Sc"ndinayian Der Herr Schreibmeister( Scherer) and Finnish editions and ffanslaions Comparatioliterarum { Volmire (Berlin ce ry) DecembrerTyo komt accurat mit des Juden by Theodore Besterman Hand unterm 4Jan ibercin item d. z4 Nou z4 Dec Das B Berlin cekomt mit des Juden Hand vom 4Jan item vom z4Decitemvomz4Nov. Contents rTJo mit dembilletvom z4 Nov r75o (r9) mit dembilletvom 24 Preface,p. y3 z94odas z und 9 finsertedabove the linefmit dem billet vom 4fan. Selections,p. yy das9 noch mit dem billet eignerunterschrift Collectedstories, p. y6 das4itidem Collectedplays, p. 17 Individualworks, p. ;8 Das S von Hirschel z4 Dec lz4 Dec insertedlDec. 4Jan. 16 Dec. Apocrypha,p. 87 4mahl die 4 Dec fthis is not the dateof a document;the 4 and Dec. Indexby languages,p. 89 are vlectedfeature,t of Hirschel's handwriting.] vom z4 Nov Indexof titles,p.89 Den 16 Dec guittancegeneral tout paye Indexofeditors, translators, etc., p.9r und dasser den Wechselbrief wider liefern wolte freylich da er gewust dassder W-echselprorcsdrtwar und billet desVolt. Pr,f'ce dprouvl This is a further instalmentof a projectedsurvey of Voltaire a Er pflegt allezeit einenaccent auf das,i zu machenz4 Dec editionsand translationsprinted out of France.The English edi- P es findet sich dergleicheBuchstabe nicht tions were listed by H. B. Evansin vol.viii of the Studies(rqlq) r and the Italian onesby myselfin vol.xviii (r96r). o The presentlist is alsolimited to separatelypublished works. u However many copiesof a book havebeen seen, not more than three locationsare given. The collationsrepresent the most per- e fect copiesseen or ideally reconstitutedfrom thoseexamined. t2 t3 U STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE The following abbreviationshave been used in referring to Iibraries: Selections Arhus, Statsbibliotek Doerfetielfet/ ,Jl / Zobig,/ en ostlig gistofie; / DS of / nogleonbre Copenhagen,Kongelige bibliotek fmcae9t9fIet, / Dm be llleiliglleberfom folgemebl Eibenflcber; Gc;teborg, Universitetsbibliotek Dm 9tilen; Dm $rilleb / tiI ot sfrioe; Dm bet gobe fom mcn funbe,/giore og itte gisr; DmTiller.,/ Dg om WEte./ ?llleof gerr Helsinki, Yliopisto kirjaston Eoltaire. / ltypographicornamentf / 6owe V69. / ltypographic IMV, Institur et mus6eVoltaire ornament)/ Itqtt los Jonos linbgren, bet/ Eibberl,2lcob. Lund, Universitetsbibliotek Eogtrgtter./ Oslo, Universitetsbibliotek pp.[vi].r8a;sig.)(a, ?Iz-!8, !]l! cm.zox rt yz. Stockholm,Kungliga IArhus bibliotek Copenhagenl Upsala,Universitetsbibliotek Eoltcires Domme I om I freligion og Eibel. / tilligemeb/ gons I am grateful to the directors leonet oebGonborcet. lfrulel / Doerfotteloeb I D. Sorreboul./ of theselibraries for the much rule] Oeel. rulef Si la raison appreciated fornamental | Sattte / lornamental I facilides they so generously provided. It is mv nousluit, qu'avonsnous nous a plaindre/ Nousn'avons qu'un flam- earnesthope that Scandinavianscholars-will now correct beau, gardonsnous de I'eteindre.I Voltaire. I lornamentalrulel I ani Siobenloon, poa completethis preliminary survey. ry98.l7r9tt ?I.6olbins $orlog./ los Gebcfticn tDopp./ a Th. B. pp.xii.[iii].[iblank].ay a.[ii blank];sig.*, ?l-(EeE, fi f ; cm.$/2. no morepublished. IArhus Copenhagen Oslol Eoltoires.8eonet, / tilligemeb / IlcnsDomme ooer frellgion og Eibel,/ of / Gonborcet.I lswellrulel / Doerfot I oeb I D. gorreboo. / [swellrule\ / Siobenf1con,fiol I Atgit p oc Eo gtlonbter 11. G o I b i n s $orlcg / I)osEoos Eru"nnic!. / pp.xii.[iii].[i blank].aya.[iiblank]; sig.*,2l-Ge8, ffla; cm.6/4. IOslo] De storefilosofer. Voltaire. Utvalg og innledningved Andr6 Mau- rois.OversattavSverre Holm. Gyldindll norskvo"rlag....Oslo r939. pp.r79;cm.r9/2. IOslo] Voltaire'udodelige Tanker i udtog ved og med Indleningaf Andr6 Ivlaurois.. Mirtins Forlag,Ko6enhavn-r919. pp.rgr; cmt8/2. translated by Kai Friis Moller. [Arhus Copenhagen] t4 )) r7- STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE SCANDINAVIAN EDITIONS OF VOLTAIRE Voltaire i utval av Andr6 Maurois. Frin franskan av Gciran Sarander. pp.iii-xxxvii.z96; Albert Bonniers cm.r8; frontispieceportrait. fc;rlag.Stockholm. [r942]. reprinted in tg t 5 as a so-called'andra upplagan'. Pp.2rt; cm.rg. [Arhus Ikl?tn",-, Griteborg Lundl 7 Voltaire. Tankar om . Sauloch David. DrAma.Inl"a'ins \riget. o.h 12 Voltaire. Filosofiske romaner dversittningav G. Arian-Nilsson.Stockholm.:.. B;kf*iil;;'1i"",;; i civersiittningav David Sprensel. ochkultur.'[r944]. Verlden-som den iir, Baboucs syn. - Den enci"gdebiiraren. I C&i- sancEsancta euereller ett [tetlitet ont torfrir etteit stort gott. _ pp.88; cm.zo/2. MemnooMemnon eller den mdnskliga visheten. - Bababec och fa-kirema,- Micromeeas. - tlte Tankar are takenfrom yariousworks; thep/ay zsSanl. De biditrcistade.bida trcistade. - Scarmentadosresor. - Platonsd.Om.drrim. -"Histo--Tlisto- rien.om en [Lund hederlig bramin. - Det vita och der svarta. - Jeannot och Gdtebors Colin. - Pot-pourri. - Indisk hendelse.- De blinda om?iirs..na. - Stockhofml Mannen med fyrtio 6cus. - Minnets dvenryr. - Fcirnufiets lov. Med en studie cjverfilosofpropagandan i Frankrike pi rToo-taletoch 8 Frangoi!-Marievoltaire.Fomufts-Potpourri. Filosofiske smaaskildrin- Voltaire.av !. Taine, sami noteioch anmdrkninganav dversdttaran. ger. O,versat.ggindledet-af Leif_Neiergaard. frU"f.u"", St""" Stockholm, Bj<irck& Bcirjesson.Ir9zz]. HasselbachsForlag, MCMXLVI. pp.[ii].xv.298; cm.zr/2; frontispieceportrait. pp.6r;cm.r8. on coyer' Berdmder filosofer XIX. lzalf-ti tIe : Hasselbachskultur-bibliotek bindLVII. [Arhus [Arhus G<itebore Copenhagen Oslol Lundl 13 .Voltaires bedste muntre historier i Udvalg ved Leif Nedereaard. Si_e_r Illustreret 9 s1gt.. Historiskeog litterere dokumenter.. Redisertved af Lars Bo. Carit Anderseis Forlag. [Copeniagen li.c. S?lg. ro. Uwalg av Voltaireog Rousseauav Gotfr. ScEultzoe 19t9l. Edvardbtang. Uslo 1946.. .. Forlagtav JohanGrundt Tanum. pp.79;cm.r8/2. translated bjr I eif Nedergaard, exceptfor Candide, translated by Karen IOslo] tvlrop Lhr$tensen. ro Udvalgte S]<ffpr af Voltaire, [Arhus Rousseau,Diderot. Et kommenterer Copenhagen] udvalg afde franskeoplysningskribrenier '. ved LeifNederguurJ.. H. Hfterup's Forlag, k6t"rtr?"" iqi6. Collected pp.r39;cm,zo/2. plays IArhus r4 THEATRE ROYAL I DE DANNEMARC, I OU / RECUEIL / Copenhagen] DESMEILLEURES PIECES DRAMATIQUES FRANQOISES; / 'l I Reprdfentieslur le Thddtrede Ia Cour,depuil I n66 d rfii.llrulel Collecrcdstur;es Oruvnrs cHorsrEsor TnBerne / on Mn.'or Vorrernr.'/ 76UE i !!iUr>.1fdouble rulefI A COPENHAGIIE, lChezCL. PHILI- r r Mdsterverk ur viirldslitteraturen. g. candide, filosofiska romaner och _BFS-!,/ Imprimeur-Libraire.llrutel / M DCC LXX <M DCC dialoger af Voltaire. Candiie. - Narurensson. _ Lord Chester_ LXX; M DCC LXXIII). / AvecPermjffion du Roi. / helds riron. - Grefve Boulainvilliers' middag. _ Historien om en theseare collec tive titlepageswith whichnos. t zg, 63, g 6, gg, g, hederlig bramin. Ofversiittning. 7, 94, t o . Med"eninlednine ;IiarriJ I t t, t 23, t 24, Sprengel.Stockholm, tz5, tz8, t5o were reissued. Albert Bonniers fcirlag.Ir9o7]. 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