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‎Reponse de S.M. le Roi de Prusse a Mr. de Voltaire - Svar fra H.M. Kongen af Preussen til Mr. de Voltaire.‎

‎(No place, nor printer, ca. 1757). 4to. In contemporary full calf with six raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Boards with miscolouring and a hole in the leather to front board. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Bi-lingual text in French and Danish. Printed on good paper. A nice copy. (8) pp.‎

‎First appearance of this correspondence between Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and Voltaire, the famous French Enlightenment philosopher and writer. The relationship between Voltaire and Frederick the Great is one of the most celebrated of the Age of Enlightenment. It was initiated by the young Prussian crown prince in August 1736 and they met for the first time in September 1740, a few months after Frederick succeeded his father as King. In a period Voltaire resided at Frederick's court in Potsdam. OCLC only list three copies, all in Denmark.‎