The works of Voltaire, with his final corrections and additions. /
Voltaire,1694-1778.
Edinburgh: : Printed by Martin & Wotherspoon. And for James Dickson ...,
1769..
First 2 volumes of an abortive 20 vol. collected edition of Voltaire, which were intended to be issued by subscription, one vol. per month. At the end of the 2nd vol., the "History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great", an 'Advertisement' indicates that the edition was in trouble due to a lack of subscribers to finance the publication of the remaining vols. The publishers accordingly reissued the 2 vols. as new editions of individual titles (ESTC N007662 & ESTC N017855) with the general title pages cancelled.
Both vols. contain half title, general title page and individual title page.
NLS copy has a prospectus, "Proposals for printing by subscription", dated April 27. 1769, bound at the beginning of vol. 1 with instructions for the binder to discard it.
History of Charles XII. king of Sweden -- History of the Russian empire under Peter the Great.
ESTC