[VOLTAIRE]. HISTORY OF CHARLES XII, King of Sweden. Basle, Christophe Revis, 1732. In-12, speckled calf, gilt fillets on the boards decorated with the Arms of Pompadour, ribbed spine, red edges (period binding). Beautiful edition illustrated with a portrait of the King of Sweden with a supplement by M. de La Motraye entitled : REMARQUES HISTORIQUES ET CRITIQUES sur l'histoire de Charles XII de Voltaire. 63 pages with portrait. A precious copy bearing the ARMS OF THE MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR, mistress of Louis XV and listed in the catalogue of his sale in 1765 under No. 3249. One cap missing and a small lack at the bottom of the second plate, one hinge cracked (O.H.R. 2399, iron n°4, with variants). Provenance: Marquise de Pompadour.