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197750452Lincoln: Penmaen Press 1977. Hardcover. Fine in Near fine slipcase. 29 x 18 cm. Quarto. 33 pages. Black boards in slipcase. This special edition limited to 200 copies of which this is number 108 and signed by the translator; Anthony Hecht the artist; Lynd Ward and the author of the introduction; Arthur Wilson. Six wood cuts by Lynd Ward. Penmaen Press hardcover
175446288Londres:: Chez Jean Nourse 1754. Originally published in The Hague in 1753. contemporary full mottled calf; gilt panelled spines. Armorial bookplates; some scatterred foxing. A very attractive set. 12mo. Half-titles present. Chez Jean Nourse, unknown
198109742Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press 1981. Fine. Antoni Clave. octavo 154 pages; publisher's full maroon leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt silkmoire endpapers silk bookmark. From the translation of Tobias Smollet. As New. Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press unknown
19300009107New York: Random House 1930. Second edition. Hardcover. very good . ROCKWELL KENT. Quarto 111 pages violet cloth some sunning tender front hinge; ex libris Chicagoan Louis Edward Tilden with a bookplate designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. <br/><br/>Signed by Rockwell Kent on the free endpaper Rare thus ! . This was the first book published by Random House whose logo was designed by Kent. This edition has an additional 3-page Bibliographical Note by Charles Edmund Merrill Jr. in 1929 explaining that this reprint edition has all of Kent's illustrations in the RH edition with some minor changes in the translation from the French. "For the optimistic innocent Candide and his equally guileless if more worldly-wise mentor Dr. Pangloss and their delicious adventures still command our attention. The folly of philosophic and religious optimism is displayed with a vigour and wit that carries the reader away. Irony without exaggeration a perfect restraint in its admirable humour a gift for the 'throwaway line' 'pour encourager les autres' is a classic example; all these show Voltaire's style and originality at their incomparable best --PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 204." Random House hardcover
57048London: Sampson Low Boosey Hurst & Polidori 1800. 12mo. in sixes. 204pp. Full calf spine ruled in gilt and lettered on a burgundy panel. Some wear to joints lacking final blank very good condition. Half-title leaf is present. Small decorative device on title and tailpieces throughout. An uncommon edition of Voltaire's Henriade published by Gaetano Polidori who was the father of John William Polidori physician to Lord Byron and author of The Vampyre 1819. His daughter Frances was married to Gabriele Rossetti. Voltaire's Preface is in English here but the text including the notes is entirely in French. <br/><br/> London: Sampson, Low, Boosey, Hurst, & Polidori, 1800. unknown
9353361532.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
196229867HBDJ 1962. EARLY ISSUE VG/VG BLUE Hardcover WITH COPPER TITLES ON SPINE CVR. Very Good in VGdust jacket. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover larger format ORANGE TOPSTAIN 352 pgs NO ADS INBACK BACK OF DJ HAS LITE SOIL SAYS FEW OF 500 AUTHORS He grows up in the baron's castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss who teaches him that this world is "the best of all possible worlds." Candide falls in love with the baron's young daughter Cunégonde. The classic attack on "Optimism" in which we meet Dr. Pangloss and Cunegonde in addition to Candide. Voltaire spent 3 days composing his Satanic Masterpiece in 1759 Satire includes Zadig Micromegas master simple etc Wit Still Sparkles Satire still Stabs & THE PROSE RETAINS ITS ATHLETIC GRACE.<br /> EVERYMAN’S Library LONDON Printed in Great Britain at Aldine Press hardcover
1946100-45639Librairie Larousse 1946. paperback. Very Good. Tight appears to be reprint of the 1946. Librairie Larousse paperback
181157786Otsego N.Y.: printed and sold by H. & E. Phinney Jun 1811. 8vo pp. 6 7-275 1; contemporary full calf; joints worn; covers rubbed mild staining; otherwise good and sound. American editions in 1803 New York and 1808 and 1810 both Frederick-Town Md. preceded this. Contemporary presentation on front free endpaper from Col. R. A. Hunter to E. H. Oswald Alexandria La. dated November 1876. Pencil ownership doodles and inscriptions on rear pastedown. American Imprints 24349. printed and sold by H. & E. Phinney, Jun unknown
155450Londres: Jean Joseph Stockdale 1807. Hardcover 472pp. Very good no dust jacket. Tan 3 / 4 calf with marbled boards. Frontispiece. The frontispiece is spotted lightly edgeworn. Also known as Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire. Book about Charles XII--King of Sweden. Identified on spine as Stockdale's Voltaire's Charles XII. Text in French Language. History--Europe History--Sweden. Jean Joseph Stockdale Hardcover
1978Q-0553120026Bantam Classic 1978-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Bantam Classic paperback
1765317331765. A Paris chez Janet 1817. Un vol. au format pt in-12 147 x 88 mm de 1 f. bl. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. xxxvi - 179 pp. et 1 f. bl. Reliure signÂŽe de l'ÂŽpoque d eplein veau glacÂŽ olive dentelle d'encadrement ˆ froid et filet d'encadrement ˆ froid terminÂŽ par de petits fleurons angulaires dorÂŽs portÂŽs sur les plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets ˆ froid filet en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽ sur les nerfs roulettes ˆ froid larges fleurons dorÂŽs filets dorÂŽs palette dorÂŽe en queue filet stylisÂŽ dorÂŽ sur les coupes tranches dorÂŽes dentelle intÂŽrieure dorÂŽe. Exemplaire revÂtu d'une dÂŽlicate reliure romantique du temps ; signÂŽe P. Thouvenin Jeune en queue du dos. L'ouvrage s'ouvre sur un portrait-frontispice gravÂŽ figurant Henri IV et recÂle en outre trois planches gravÂŽes ˆ l'eau-forte signÂŽes Desenne dans la plaque. MalgrÂŽ ses frÂŽquentes infirmitÂŽs Voltaire a conduit la Henriade ˆ un point de maturitÂŽ o je ne sache pas qu'aucun Po‘me soit encore parvenu. Jamais la langue franÂaise n'eut autant de force que dans la Henriade. Oeuvre emplit d'humanitÂŽ on y trouve partout de la noblesse l'auteur s'ÂŽlÂve avec un feu infini jusqu'au sublime vivacitÂŽ dans les peintures force dans les caractÂres et les descriptions beautÂŽ des sentiments.'' Ramsden French bookbinders p. 204 - FlÂŽty Dictionnaire des relieurs franÂais p. 100. Angles et coiffe supÂŽrieure ÂŽlimÂŽs. Petit dÂŽfaut affectant le mors supÂŽrieur du premier plat. Quelques claires rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
0469-16Wien Privatdruck 1910. 12°. 77 S. Mit 4 Taf. nach Kupferstichen. OKart. [Wien], Privatdruck [1910]. unknown
184333932AB1843. Leipzig Brockhaus = Ausgewählte Bibliothek der Classiker des Auslandes Band 17 1843 8° XLVIII 206 S. mit Zeilenzählern Glanzvorsatzseiten Text: Fraktur Leineneinband der Zeit mit goldener Rückenbeschriftung der Rücken etwas aufgehellt alter Besitzervermerk auf Vorsatzseite zu Beginn und am Schluß etwas altersbraunfleckig sonst ein schönes sauberes Exemplar. Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main Nordend ggü. Musterschule möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main Nordend close to Musterschule is possible. It saves the shipping costs. unknown
99463Paris La Porte 1777. . Französisch-lateinischer Paralleldruck des Gedichtes zu Ehren von Henri IV. zuest 1723. Die lateinische Übersetzung wohl vom Drucker und Verleger Antoine Louis Guillaume Catherine La Porte 1746-1817 selbst. - Einband bestoßen ob. Kapital abgestoßen Paris, La Porte, 1777. unknown
0880-14Genève 1778. 16°. 2 Bll. 168 S. Mit gest. Titelportr. Henri IV gest. v. Louis Le Grand. HLdr. d. Zt. Mit Rückengoldpräg. Etw. berieb. Bengesco I 391 - Voltaire verfasste 'La Henriade' zu Ehren König Heinrich IV. In diesem 1723 erstmals erschienenem Epos schildert er die Endphase der französischen Religigionskriege des 16. Jahrhunderts und feiert König Heinrich IV als Friedensstifter und Retter der Nation. Genève 1778. unknown
16958Voltaire. Candide. Franklin Library. Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1979. Hardcover. A Limited Edition. Original binding. Bound in one quarter premium full leather. Covers Accented in Gilt motifs. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges with silk ribbon page marker and decorated endsheets. Translation of Tobias Smollet This version also includes many with illustrations of Antoni Clave. Candide is a satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. A beautiful book in pristine condition.<br /> <br /> Candide is living a sheltered life with his mentor Professor Pangloss who's mantra is "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds" but as the fantastical and fast-moving plot continues Candide slowly and painfully is disillusioned as he witnesses and experiences great hardships. Voltaire concludes Candide with a practical precept "we must cultivate our garden" in lieu of the "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds". Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication the book was widely banned to the public because it contained religious blasphemy political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. Today Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon. unknown
19281393977London UK: John Lane The Bodley Head LTD 1928. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xxxiii 220 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with blue lettering and motif. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering has mild shelving wear. Boards have fraying along the rear head edge mild bending wear along the corners and mild fraying along the front tail fore corner and rear tail edge. Textblock has stains on pages xxxiv and 1 and 128-129 splitting along the gutter between pages 33-128 and mild age toning. Shelved in Room C. 1393977. Special Collections. John Lane The Bodley Head LTD hardcover
197721835Lincoln Massachusetts: Penmaen Press 1977. First English language edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 34pp. Black half clothed binding over b/w illustrated boards in black cloth covered slipcase. Some wear and rubbing to slipcase. Half Title. Frontispiece. Pages uncut. "Translated into English by Anthony Hecht with six wood engravings by Lynd Ward and an introduction by Arthur Wilson". A poem by Voltaire about the devastating earthquake that struck Lisbon on Nov. 1st 1755. A special edition of 200 signed by Hecht Ward and Wilson. In French and English. In very good condition. Penmaen Press hardcover
1802mon0000032325<p>Paris Pierre Didot l'A�ne et d 1802. Half Leather. Very Good. in x in x in. Unread. Foxing to end pages. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Leather wrapped spine and corner corner tips all of which are rubbed.</p> Paris, Pierre Didot l'A�ne, et d hardcover
1973mon0000020382Limited Editions Club 1973. Hardcover. Like New. in x in x in. Unread. Limited numbered edition this being book number 179. Signed by the illustrator. No markings in book. Binding is tight. There is a round perhaps bookplate on front free page that has 3 initials. Slipcase as some rubbing to covers and a bump to spine edge. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1930L046960Editions Nilsson 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 217 4 pages plates. Text in French. Illustrated edition of the 3 short novels; notable for the tipped-in pochoir stencilled watercolor illustrations on glassine. Date is conjectural not dated in book. Few small chips browning and slight rubbing to color pictorial glassine jacket; inner upper hinge starting; slight browning to plates generally unaffecting images; slight internal browning to edges.Polack Robert illustrator; 6 Color Illustrations / Plates. Editions Nilsson paperback
1898142603260005George Barrie Philadelphia 1898. Hardcover. Good. Set of Three Hardcovers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned and foxed. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! George Barrie, Philadelphia hardcover
137212Paris: Librairie d'Amateurs n.d. The Libraire d'Amateurs edition of Voltaire's satirical novella. Quarto bound in three quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers ribbon bound in top edge gilt with 46 monochrome plates by Umberto Brunelleschi. In fine condition. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment François-Marie Arouet know by the nom de plum Voltaire was a resourceful and prolific writer. His works touched nearly every literary form including plays poems novels theoretical essays and scientific treatises. A forthright and candid advocate of civil liberties he frequently criticized the institutions of religious dogma and classism prevalent in 18th century France often doing so through satire to avoid censorship and imprisonment. Librairie d'Amateurs hardcover
192027654MODERN LIBRARY 1920 This COPY is a first edition from new plates with Parts I and II printed June 1930 with 268 Titles Mentioned on Dustjacket Back. HBDJ BK VG- / GOOD DJ SMALL Chip top front edge in Blue Margin Copyright states it was first publ. in 1920 in ML and the plates soon Destroyed. This COPY is a first edition from new plates with Parts I and II printed June 1930. . sunned chipped and scuffed spine 1st edn thus 268 book titles mentioned on Back DJ limp green covers. Small Octavo.16mo Upper page ends are dyed green in color OR TOPSTAIN light FADE Dimensions: 4.50" x 6 3/4 in 236 pgs 5 pgs ADS Small Octavo GREEN Flexible Cloth The publisher's logo is embossed into the front cover in lightly worn gilt. The Title is embossed into the spine in Faded Gold Gilt light wear rub.Order coupon on rear panel of DJ with 95 Cents Tiny chips tears wear Extremities DJ Toledano #2 in green CLOTH. The classic attack on "Optimism" in which we meet Dr. Pangloss and Cunegonde in addition to Candide. Voltaire spent 3 days composing his Satanic Masterpiece in 1759 Satire . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. MODERN LIBRARY hardcover
