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comparative government2
monarchy2
republics2
literature, comparative1
philosophy1

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Great Britain2
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Europe1
United States1

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Millot, C F X (1726-1785)3
Pascal, Jean Baptiste3
Robinet, Jean Baptiste3
Robinet, Jean Baptiste (1735-1820)3
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of (1671-1713)3
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-17133
Voltaire (1694-1778)3
Lolme, Jean Louis De (1740-1806)2
Brissot De Warville, J.-P (1754-1793)1
Catholic Church1

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Le caffé ou l'Écossaise : comédie

Voltaire (1694-1778); Home, John (1722-1808)

1761

In fact an original work by Voltaire. Hume is taken to be John Home, author of 'Douglas'. With a half-title. The imprint is false; printed in Geneva (Bengesco). Published in Geneva.

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Élémens de l'histoire d'Angleterre : depuis la conquête des Romains, jusqu'au regne de Georges II (v.1)

Millot, C F X (1726-1785)

1779

Imprint varies: v.2: A Neuchatel, de l'imprimerie de la Société Typographique [actually Geneva].

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Élémens de l'histoire d'Angleterre : depuis la conquête des Romains, jusqu'au regne de Georges II (v.2)

Millot, C F X (1726-1785)

1779

Imprint varies: v.2: A Neuchatel, de l'imprimerie de la Société Typographique [actually Geneva].

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Élémens de l'histoire d'Angleterre : depuis la conquête des Romains, jusqu'au regne de Georges II (v.3)

Millot, C F X (1726-1785)

1779

Imprint varies: v.2: A Neuchatel, de l'imprimerie de la Société Typographique [actually Geneva].

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Étude sur les rapports littéraires entre Genève et l'Angleterre jusqu'à la publication de la "Nouvelle Héloïse"

Vreeland, Williamson Updike (1870-1942)

1901

Issued also as thesis, University of Geneva, 1901.

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Le Philadelphien à Genève, ou Lettres d'un Américain sur la dernière révolution de Genève, sa constitution nouvelle, l'émigration en Irlande, &c : pouvant servir de tableau politique de Genève jusqu'en 1784

Brissot de Warville, J.-P (1754-1793)

1783

Author's name from Cioranescu and Quérard. Place of publication from Weller and BM. Contains various references to the United States. "Supplément au Philadelphien à Genève; ou Lettre d'un ge...

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Le caffé, ou, L'ecossaise : comédie

Voltaire (1694-1778)

1760

The prelims are unsigned, the text begins with leaf signed A3 (pp.5-6). "Presentée comme traduite de l'anglais, de [John] Hume (ministre anglican, frère de David Hume, l'historien) par Jerome Carr...

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L'A,B,C, dialogue curieux

Voltaire (1694-1778)

1762 [i.e. 1768]

Written by Voltaire. Cf. BN. Later issued as part of the author's La raison par alphabet. Fictitious imprint. Actual place and date of publication from Bengesco. Actual printer inferred from HRC c...

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Les oeuvres de mylord Comte de Shaftsbury : Contenant ses caracteristicks, ses lettres, & autres ouvrages (v.1)

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of (1671-1713); Robinet, Jean Baptiste (1735-1820); Pascal, Jean Baptiste

1769

On the t.p. of the very rare second edition (or reissue?) of 1780 the editor and annotator is identified as Jean-Baptiste Robinet, the translator as Jean-Baptiste Pascal (though Robinet identifies two...

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Les oeuvres de mylord Comte de Shaftsbury : Contenant ses caracteristicks, ses lettres, & autres ouvrages (v.2)

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of (1671-1713); Robinet, Jean Baptiste (1735-1820); Pascal, Jean Baptiste

1769

On the t.p. of the very rare second edition (or reissue?) of 1780 the editor and annotator is identified as Jean-Baptiste Robinet, the translator as Jean-Baptiste Pascal (though Robinet identifies two...

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Les oeuvres de mylord Comte de Shaftsbury : Contenant ses caracteristicks, ses lettres, & autres ouvrages (v.3)

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of (1671-1713); Robinet, Jean Baptiste (1735-1820); Pascal, Jean Baptiste

1769

On the t.p. of the very rare second edition (or reissue?) of 1780 the editor and annotator is identified as Jean-Baptiste Robinet, the translator as Jean-Baptiste Pascal (though Robinet identifies two...

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Relation de l'estat de la religion : et par quels desseins, & artifices, elle a esté forgee, & gouuernee en divers estats de ces parties occidentales du monde

Sandys, Sir Edwin (1561-1629); Sarpi, Paolo (1552-1623); Diodati, Giovanni (1576-1649)

1641

Sandys dated the ms. for Europae speculum in April 1599; it remained in ms. form until a stolen copy of the ms. was entered in Stationer's Hall, 21 June 1605, as "A relation of the state of religion."...

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