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1975273045New York: Random House 1975. Limited. hardcover. fine. Rockwell Kent. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.Thin 4to cloth; publisher's board slipcase. New York: Random House 1975. Fine.<br/><br/> Special facsimile edition printed on the occasion of the publisher's fiftieth anniversary. Fine in a near fine slipcase.<br/><br/> Random House unknown books
1785118071De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litteraire-Typographique 1785. Volume 22 of L'imprimerie De La Societe Litteraire Typographique's complete works of Voltaire. Octavo bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling to the spine black morocco spine labels letterd in gilt gilt ruling to the panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles all edges gilt ribbon bound in marbled endpapers engraved frontispiece portrait of Luois XV. In very good condition. Desirable in a contemporary binding. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment Francois-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. De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litteraire-Typographique unknown books
197349898NY: Limited Editions Club 1973. First edition. 4to. 123 pp. Fine in paper-covered boards with leather spine and original unprinted tissue dust jacket. Fine publisher’s slipcase. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington introduction by Anatole Broyard and illustrated by May Néama. One of 1500 numbered copies by Néama. NY: Limited Editions Club, hardcover books
181815137Paris: Lefevre and Deterville 1818. Hard Cover. Fair. 2 large foldout plates. Volume Dix-Neuvieme ONLY 19 nineteen. Ex-library 1/4 leather over paper boards with lower half of the spine lacking. Front and rear hinges tender but still attached. Textblock tight and clean noting minor foxing to the plates. 448 pages. Full title: Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire nouvelle Edition Physique Tome Dix-Neuvieme 19 Nineteen ONLY. Hard Cover. Lefevre and Deterville unknown books
1926WRCLIT68360London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head / Dodd Mead and Co. 1926. Large octavo. Decorated orange cloth fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Frontis and plates. Spine faintly sunned a few finger smudges to cloth otherwise very good or better. First edition in this format with a portrait and 11 plates by Henry Keen. Translations by H.I. Woolf and with a new translation for this edition of "The White Bull" by Wifrid Jackson. Bookplate of Adrian Goldstone on front pastedown. John Lane the Bodley Head / Dodd, Mead and Co. hardcover books
197750694Lincoln:: Penmaen Press. Near Fine. 1977. Hardcover. Bilingual text: French and English. Translated from the French by Anthony Hecht. Illustrated with six wood engravings by Lynd Ward. Introduction by Arthur Wilson. Limited edition 100 copies. SIGNED by Hecht Ward and Wilson. Light mottling along front gutter else near fine in black cloth and decorated paper covered boards. No slipcase. . Penmaen Press, hardcover books
6435London. The Nonesuch Press. MCMXXVII Bound in gilt titled 3/4 vellum and marbled boards. t.e.g. 8vo. This edition limited to 1500 copies of which this is number 261. Beautifully illustrated with full page monochrome plates by Thomas Lowinsky. A Fine copy in original publisher's slipcase. The Nonesuch Press. hardcover books
192950556London: Scholartis Press 1929. Edition limited to 1400 copies 8vo pp. xv 1 207 1; orange paper-covered boards backed in black cloth gilt title direct on spine corners rubbed spine spotted textblock clean and sound in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to edges and a toned spine. Nine of the twelve stories included are presented here in English for the first time. <br/><br/> Scholartis Press hardcover books
1823JC12613Paris: Chez J. L. J. Briere 1823. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary marbled paper backed in gilt-ruled morocco gilt-stamped lettering in second and fourth spine compartments; 3 volumes 16mo 132x82mm; pp. 4 392; 4 396; 4 390. Spines just a little sunned; some light scuffing at spine tips and along edges of boards; faint foxing throughout. Rear-endpaper of the "Posthumes" volume torn. A lovely little set. <br/><br/> Chez J. L. J. Briere hardcover books
1952262292Paris: Gibert Jeune 1952. paperback. near fine/near fine. 16 color plates 23 text decorations by Brunelleschi. 162pp. 12mo pictorial wrappers; uncut. Paris; Gibert Jeune 1952. Limited Edition.<br/><br/> Fine in original tissue dust wrapper with a closed tear on the spine.<br/><br/> Gibert Jeune unknown books
1977122302Lincoln: Penmen Press 1977. Hardcover. VG. Slipcase covered in black cloth; Black illus. paper over boards; Black cloth at spine; Gilt titling at spine;. Voltaire's poem translated into English by Anthony Hecht; Includes six engravings by Lynn Ward and an introduction by Arthur Wilson; Poem provided in both French and English rest of text in English only; Presentation copy signed by Ward Hecht and Wilson; Also inscribed by Ward on half-title page. Penmen Press hardcover books
19293491London: The Scholartis Press 1929. LIMITED EDITION. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED BY C. E. VULLAMY THE TRANSLATOR ON COLOPHON PAGE without personalization. LIMITED EDITION OF 70 COPIES. THIS IS No. 46. Newly translated with an introduction and notes by thr translator and signed; printed on hand-made antique paper; 207pp. bound in 1/4 brown pigskin over paper covered boards; top edge gilt all others uncut. A handsome very good copy. <br/><br/> The Scholartis Press hardcover books
197319062605New York: The Limited Editions Club 1973. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Neama May. No. 351 of 1500 copies quarto size 141 pp. signed by May Neama with LEC Monthly Newsletter and Announcement. A master of letters and wit French writer Francois-Marie Arouet best known by his pen name Voltaire wrote on numerous subjects and in numerous forms often advocating for civil liberties and criticising institutions such as the Catholic Church. "Candide" remains his best known work a satire critical of the German philosopher Leibniz and his optimism.<br/><br/>This publication by the Limited Editions Club is illustrated by May Neama whose watercolours though colourful and playful illuminate the tension in the story as Candide's colourful and optimistic world is shaken and ultimately dismantled as he experiences hardships in the world.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter white leather with maroon cloth boards gilt lettering and ornaments inside a white rectangle diagonally across the front and rear boards gilt lettering and ornaments on the spine frontispiece a watercolour by May Neama title page in orange and black full-page watercolours by Neama throughout some chapters with monochrome tailpieces in burgundy; monotype Deepdene Curtis white wove paper quarto size 11.5" by 7.75" pagination: i-iv v-xv xvi 1-2 3-123 124 1 colophon one of 1500 copies this number 351 signed by May Neama on the colophon. With the announcement one sheet and the LEC Monthly Newsletter one sheet folded once to make four pages with a horizontal crease for mailing. In a glassine wrapper housed in a slipcase covered in maroon cloth with cream paper spine label with burgundy lettering and ornaments.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight with no rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; clea crisp as new. The announcement and Monthly Newsletter are near fine clean without wear with a few shallow creases to the bottom margin of the Newsletter and a small stray mark at the bottom of the announcement. The glassine wrapper is near fine clean with a few small chips to the corners and tail of the spine with light edge wear to the bottom edge. The slipcase is fine strong and sturdy clean with the hint of a stray mark or two without wear. <br/><br/>___CITATION: LEC Bibliography no. 456.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
182938721Hartford: Silas Andrus 1829. Small 8vo pp. 276. Bound in calf blind-stamped design on front and back. Cover worn especially along the hinges which are loose some slight foxing o/w VG. Imprints # 41400 Nice American binding. Silas Andrus unknown books
18191322628Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin 1819. Second American edition. Hardcover. Octavo; Second American edition; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine brown with gold print on red band spine tail torn away; Boards in brown leather portion at bottom of spine torn away worn exposed corners and edges scuffing stains; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear pen and penciled names and figures on endpapers significant foxing and stains throughout some puckering to pages; xiv 239 pages. 1322628. FP New Rockville Stock. Philip H. Nicklin hardcover books
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. <br/><br/> printed and sold by H. & E. Phinney, Jun unknown books
1981123982Berkeley CA: The Arif Press 1981. cloth label on spine. Arif Press. 12mo. cloth label on spine. 16 2 pages. Limited to 150 copies. Translated from the French by P.H. Hanson. Frontispiece facsimile of 1784 engraving. The Arif Press unknown books
16958Voltaire. Candide. Franklin Library. Pennsylvania: Franklin Library First Edition 1979. First Edition; First Printing. 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 books
1770178028Paris: Chez la Vve Duchesne Saillant Desaint Panckoucke and Nyon 1770. Hardcover. VG wear to leather especially around spine stain on edge of pages near front mild foxing pencil marking on back flyleaf otherwise remarkably tight and clean given age. Full leather binding with gilt borders gilt dentelles on turn-ins 8 compartments and gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled endsheets. Engraved frontispiece and title page illustration. Engraved half-titles 10 engraved plates. French. 272 pp. Volume I of II only. The first 8 chants/cantos of Voltaire's 1694-1778 epic poem Henriade. One of only two epics written by Voltaire the poem concerned the life of Henry IV of France. This volume was published within Voltaire's lifetime just 8 years before his death. Chez la Vve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke and Nyon hardcover books
1764003035Paris: Chaubert et al. 1764. 12mo. Two monthly works in one volume. Engraved vignette title pages 216pp. and 216pp. illustrated with two musical scores one folding Dedicated to the king Includes articles poems pastiches translations and songs medicine astronomy and more. Bound in full calf raised bands two compartments lettered in giltsome rubbing. A very good copy. Chaubert et al. unknown books
1828709381828. Voltaire Francois M.A. de. HISTOIRE DE L'EMPIRE DE RUSSIE sous Pierre le Grand. Avec la Signification des Idiotismes en Anglais par N. Wanostrecht. London Boosey & Son etc. 1828. Octavo. viii336pp. First edition thus. Contemporary half-leather. Intended for use in schools with difficult passages and "idiotismes" translated at the foot of the page. A few light pencil marks in margins and endpaper ownership in ink and rubbing to extremities else fine. unknown books
1981WRCLIT20753Cambridge: For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club 1981. Quarto. Half morocco t.e.g. Manuscript facsimiles. Edited by Desmond Flower. First edition. Tiny duplicate deaccession stamps on verso of title and once in text carefully erased but still faintly visible otherwise fine. For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club unknown books
1787WRCLIT71108A Geneve 1787. 164pp. 12mo. Old mottled calf gilt label. A number of edges untrimmed. Some spotting and smudging binding rubbed and joints cracked; just a good copy. The second edition noted in Barbier of one of the popular biographies of Voltaire first published the previous year with a portrait not carried over to this edition. BARBIER IV:1018. unknown books
192952309London: Scholartis Press 1929. Edition limited to 70 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the translator this copy no. 7 8vo pp. xv 1 207 1; quarter brown pigskin over brown batik-covered boards title gilt direct on spine t.e.g.; corners bumped; near fine. Nine of the twelve stories included are presented here in English for the first time. <br/><br/> Scholartis Press hardcover books
1760262806Berne 1760. hardcover. very good. xii336 pages 12mo calf backed blue boards black leather spine label worn text block clean. Berne 1760. Very good.<br/><br/> unknown books