MICROMEGAS

by Joseph Hémard, Voltaire

$1,000 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Paris: René Kieffer, 1923. Lavish limited edition of this landmark in speculative fiction, with rich images hand-colored in pochoir in Hémard's characteristic 1920s style — and an original drawing by him. Near fine. Item #55063 In this conte philosophique originally published in French in 1752, Voltaire uses a fantastic voyage in the tradition of Jonathan Swift to satirize life on planet Earth. The

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