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18153654Paris: Didot 1815. Full Leather. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear focused at head heel and tips light rubbing at hinges spine and edges glue toning at pastedowns very minor toning at edges of text block front joint starting blue silk ribbon present but no longer bound in else tight bright and unmarred. Full brown leather binding gilt lettering and decorative elements marbled endpages text block edges marbled blue silk ribbon. 16mo. 223pp. <br/><br/>Noted wear notwithstanding a very presentable copy. Didot hardcover books
198163039Berkeley: Arif Press 1981. First edition. 16 pp. Fine in full red cloth with printed spine label. Translated from the original French by P.H. Hanssen. Designed and printed by Wesley B. Tanner. One of 150 copies on Mohawk Letterpress text paper. Berkeley: Arif Press, hardcover books
1962WRCLIT84517New York: Ross Paxton 1962. 134pp. Cloth. Fine in glassine wrapper. First edition. The dedication copy inscribed by the compiler to fiction writer James Purdy "in all humility." Ross Paxton hardcover books
1977108413The Easton Press Norwalk Connecticut 1977. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine collector's edition from The Easton Press. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. Shows minimal wear along the edges. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut hardcover books
1973UVOLCAN00AFLimited Editions Club 1973. Fine. Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide Or Optimism. Aldington Translator Richard; Broyard Introduction Anatole; Neama Illustrator May. NY: Limited Editions Club 1973. #915 of 1500. 123pp. Illustrated. 4to. Book condition: Near fine in near fine slipcase with subtly rubbed extremities. Signed by Neama on limitation page. Candide broadside and The Monthly Letter laid-in. Limited Editions Club unknown books
1930172739Paris: Editions Nilsson 1930. Paperback. Good- moderate corner and edge wear including small edge tears to brown paper dj. light interior and exterior discoloration. Plain cream wraps with brown folded paper dust jacket featuring watercolor illustrations front and back. 217 pp. 6 watercolor illustrations on glassine. 3 short novels by Voltaire illustrated by Robert Polack. Editions Nilsson paperback books
1978Embry 192680Franklin Library 1978. Fine. Full brown leather decoratively gilt. Franklin Library, 1978. hardcover books
176210290Dublin: Pr. for W. Smith P. Wilson J. Exshaw and H. Bradley 1762. 12mo. 63 1 pp. <br><br>Later edition of a translation of Voltaire's "Zaïre" by Aaron Hill which first appeared in 1736. With an epilogue on p. 63 and the verso of p. 63. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC N45525. Removed from a nonce volume text block split in two parts with pp. 3738 separating. Pages waterstained throughout. Small chip out of one corner of title-page. Bottom edges shaved with loss of imprint date and many final lines catchwords and signature letters. Pr. for W. Smith, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, and H. Bradley unknown books
1930161496New York: Three Sirens Press 1930. Octavo six full-page illustrations by Mahlon Blaine head and tailpieces by A. Zaidenberg three quarter Japan vellum and cloth stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First edition with these illustrations There is also a 1930 Illustrated Editions Company edition precedence not known by us. Spine panel a bit tanned a very nice copy. #161496 Three Sirens Press unknown books
1913WRCLIT46453Paris: Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 1913. Printed wrappers. Woodcut portrait by P.-E. Vibert. One of 1240 numbered copies on Rives from a total edition of 1568. Very good unopened. Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre unknown books
1917WRCLIT46452Paris: Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 1917. Printed wrappers. Woodcut frontis by Charles de Fontenay. One of 1420 numbered copies on Rives from a total edition of 1550. Very good unopened. Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre unknown books
1978107408Franklin 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. A Fine hardback Limited Edition in full real leather binding not faux leather not leatherette with raised bands spine gilt lettering spine gilt decoration covers all edges gilt silk moire endpapers silk ribbon bookmark. 8vo. 214 pp. no bookplates 8vo hardcover bound in saddle colored full leather with raised bands on spine gilt titles and handsome gilt decorations on boards and spine burnt orange moire silk endpapers with matching silk ribbon placeholder bound in 215 pages. All Edges Gilt perfect. The translation of Tobias Smollett with the illustrations of Sylvain Sauvage. Part of the series: The 100 Greatest Books of All Time a limited edition. Franklin hardcover books
192780833London:: Nonesuch Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. B000860TV6 . Limited edition: this copy is number 1225 of 1500 copies. Age toning shadows on the endpapers from the dust jacket flaps else very good in a fair edge worn with large chips age darkened separated along the flap folds plain dust jacket. . Nonesuch Press, hardcover books
1770979London: Pr. for R. Butters ca. 1770. 12mo. 51 1 blank pp. lacks the plate. <br><br>Taken from the manager's book at the Theatre Royal Covent-Garden." Translated by Aron Hill from Voltaire's "Zaire. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T212610. Taken from the manager's book at the Theatre Royal Covent-Garden." Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Without the frontispiece. TItle-leaf reattached stamped soiled and browned; inner margin covered with brown paper obscuring a few letters; and inner edge of second page repaired with tape partially covering the Dramatis Personae. Lacks the plate. Light foxing age-toning in margins. Pr. for R. Butters unknown books
1929151877New York: Rimington & Hooper / Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1929. Hardcover. VG No dj; quite clean inside and out. Tan cloth gilt letters on spine 132 pp. illus. An English and special edition of "Zadig" a novel first published by French author Voltaire in 1747. With an introduction by David Garnett and illustrations by Valenti Angelo. One of 999 copies. Rimington & Hooper / Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc hardcover books
194768596Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company. Very Good. 1947. Hardcover. This is number 882 of 950 copies signed by the artist and editor Samuel M. Adler and Carl Van Doren. 128 pages. Gray cloth with red and gilt stamping. This is a bright nice copy. Very Good. . The World Publishing Company hardcover books
1927WRCLIT81147London: The Nonesuch Press 1927. Three quarter vellum and marbled boards t.e.g. Decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Number 271 of 1500 numbered copies printed on Kelmscott handmade paper. Vellum a bit soiled edges and boards a trifle rubbed bookplate on front pastedown but a good copy without slipcase. The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
19302117111Editions de la Bonne Etoile 1930. Limited Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Saint-Andre Berthomme. Limited edition #2374 of 2500. Undated circa 1930. Front joint repaired spine faded ink name stamp on title page. 143 pp. 4to. Navy blue leather spine & corners navy blue cloth boards gilt titles & rules marbled endpapers color plates some rather risque by Berthomme Saint-Andre throughout. French text. L'Ingenu written after Voltaire's most well-known work Candide is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his impressions of France. Editions de la Bonne Etoile hardcover books
19781506095The Franklin Library 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Gilt title and 3 raised bands to spine with all page edges gilt. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges orange ribbon marker and orange silk moire endpapers. Limited Edition as stated on title page. Near fine book scratches on top edges and forend some light foxing on bottom edges and scuff marks on back cover corners of book and left edge of raised bands on spine. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1965006564London: University of London Pre 1965. 152p. original blue cloth. University of London Pre unknown books
19772284249The Easton Press 1977. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Sauvage Sylvain. Blank publisher's bookplate laid in. Spine bands and corners a bit scuffed. 1977 Full-Leather. xix 1 131 3 pp. Tall 8vo. Dark grey full leather gilt titles and decorations all edges gilt silk moire endpapers ribbon marker bound in. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington with an introduction by Paul Morand. Color frontispiece and color and black-and-white illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. Candide The Easton Press hardcover books
1937143628New York: Halcyon House 1937. Limited edition. Hardcover. G- Cover shows soiling edgewear and possible water damage; pages are generally good but are tanning/aging along all edges and in gutter; illus. and text are generally clear. Red cloth gilt letters on spine & front cover illus. flylfeaves 112 pp. BW illus. An edition of Voltaire's classic illustrated with line drawings by American artist Rockwell Kent 1882-1971. One of 1928 copies. Halcyon House hardcover books
196834715London: Sotheby & Co. 1968. First edition. Paper wrappers. Paperclip mark to rear wrapper and leaf of one volume else fine copies. Illus. with b/w photos and reproductions. 8vo. Both sales on Tuesday 11th June 1968. The first sale with seven lots had the House of El Dieff taking the main collection of first editions; the second sale had most of its 168 lots bought by either the Voltaire Institute or the Geneva University Library. Prices and buyers list laid in both copies. Sotheby & Co. unknown books
19771507148Easton Press 1977. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Full-bound leather with gilt lettering decorations and edges. Moire endpapers. Collectors Edition. Previous owners bookplate on reverse side of front free end paper. Easton Press hardcover books
1929172446New York: The Literary Guild 1929. Hardcover. VG- light interior and exterior discoloration. some scuffing and scratching to boards. light corner and edge wear to boards. Blue cloth boards with silver stamped design and lettering. 111 pp. Illustrations. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Translation by Richard Aldington. The Literary Guild hardcover books