[Louis-Sebastien Mercier] "L'an deux mille quatre cent quarante. Rêve s'il en fut jamais". London, 1772, half-vellum

Lot No:
181
Auction No:
369
Auction Date:
Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 (Ended)
SOLD £44

[Louis-Sebastien Mercier] L'an deux mille quatre cent quarante. Rêve s'il en fut jamais. London, 1772, half-vellum, gilt leather title labels, decorated boards, VG; red sides; monogram handstamp to title page; fine clean text; pp.viii,416. An early edition of a futuristic novel which first appeared in 1770 and was published anonymously. Originally thought to have been written by Voltaire, the author label on the backstrip incorrectly ascribes this work to him.