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Candide

by Voltaire

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  • Hardcover
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Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Company, 1930. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2. Mahlon Blaine. An Illustrated Edition. " Out of all the voluminous works of the amazing Voltaire one story, one book stands supreme, the adventurous and rare tale of passion, murder, villiany and mayhem, written so amusingly that generations have rocked with laughter at its ribald, unique and immortal humor. " (front flap) 144 pp. 6 full page, half-tone illustrations by Blaine. As well illustrations at chapter beginnings and ends. Introduction by B.B.[?] Illustrated Edition # 8. Book has blue spine with gilt text on brown title box and gilt decorations and front and rear, gilt edging. Bottom of front panel has gilt figure of an artist with palette and easel with letters I S over ' Illustrated Editions '. Blue ep's with same illustration in white as on front panel. Copyright, 1930, By Williams, Belasco & Meyers. Book is tight and square with scuffed extremities and light dust soiling. Four clipped corner DJ has W. Somerset Maugham quote as well as illustration by Corydon Bell of a couple ' caught ' on front panel. Rear flap and panel list 40 other Illustrated edition titles. Small bit of blue from spine has bled onto inside of DJ. 2" tear at top rear corner fold. Edge and shelf wear also present. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 154365.

Synopsis

Candide, ou l'Optimisme (in French) is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). The novella begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply optimism) by his tutor, Pangloss.

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Bookseller
Lower Beverley Better Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
004365
Title
Candide
Author
Voltaire
Illustrator
Mahlon Blaine
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
No Edition Stated
Publisher
World Publishing Company
Place of Publication
Cleveland, Ohio
Date Published
1930
Size
8 1/4" X 5 1/2

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About Lower Beverley Better Books

An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.

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