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With 59 full page plates in Vol. I, 9 of which are duplicates on poorer paper, and 58 full page plates in Vol. II, 9 of which are duplicates; with 25 white Fine Paper engravings pasted down in Vol. I, and 25 in Vol. II; with 11 gray Papier de Chine engravings pasted down in Vol. I, and 11 in Vol. II. Most of the engravings are illustrations of the various scenes, with a few portrait plates; all of the Papier de Chine illustrations are small engraved illustrations meant for the start of each canto, and are facing duplicates on Fine Paper. Hinges reinforced by a conservator with Japanese tissue paper. Signed full red morroco binding by Matthews; with gilt lettering and decorations. Marbled endpapers and gilt dentelles. Top edge gilt. Good binding.

La Pucelle d'Orléans is a satirical poem by Voltaire, chronicling the life of Joan of Arc. It was controversial due to its irreverent and sexualized depiction of the iconic French heroine.