Anecdotes, bon mots, saillies, &c. tirés des memoires secrets, pour servir a la l'histoire de la republique des lettres en France depuis 1762 jusqu'a nos jours (1778)
Anonymous 18th-century French commonplace book (309 pp., including index), containing entries of literary gossip, dated from 9 February 1762 to 18 December 1778. Many of these are in verse, satirizing figures in the public eye; Voltaire is quoted a number of times. Possibly kept by someone close to the events.
Bears bookplate of "B. Osorio Jr."
Keywords: Voltaire, -- 1694-1778 -- Political and social views; Verse satire, French -- 18th century; Commonplace books -- France -- 18th century