1795 Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The very scarce first edition of this work, with both volumes bound in one, and paginated continuously. The second volume is without a title page, as is always the case with this work.

With page 210 correctly paginated.

Translated from the original French by Rev. Philip Lefanu.

The work of Antoine Guenée, a French priest and Christian apologist.

With the label of the Hale Donation Library to front free endpaper.

Voltaire was known for his defence of free speech and his aversion to organized religion. He wrote numerous criticisms of religion and was consequently accused of anti-Semitism. This volume contains a collection of letters sent by contemporary Jews to Voltaire responding to his attacks.

The collection’s purpose is to provide religious Americans with defences against attacks from sceptics.