Candide & OTHER TALES BY Voltaire EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY #936 IN BLUE DUSTJACKET BY Victoria Norrington WITH B/W ILLUSTRATION OF 2 MEN 1 HAS HIS HAND ON HUMAN SKULL 1962 Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron's castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss
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
BLUFF PARK RARE BOOKS · États-Unis102,00 $US≈ 86,30 €
