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1927ST15053eLondon: Nonesuch Press 1927. No. 303 of 1500 copies. 191 x 121 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4". 4p.l. 156 pp. 1 leaf. <br/> Original boards covered in marbled paper in muted tones of rose blue and cream parchment spine and tips top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. 11 elegant full-page illustrations and three vignettes by Thomas Lowinsky. Dreyfus 48. ◆Tiny dent to head of spine otherwise A NEAR-MINT COPY clean bright and unread.<br/> <br/> Described in its prospectus as "the airiest and most charming of all Voltaire's romances" this fable set in an exotic land reveals the frothy précieux side of Voltaire's complex personality. Lowinsky 1892-1947 has cleverly illustrated the tale with willowy figures sporting the towering hairdos and plunging necklines of Voltaire's own time and place to suggest that the frivolity of the story reflects homegrown decadence. This was the first of four books he illustrated for Nonesuch; his style is reminiscent of that of Beardsley. Nonesuch Press unknown
1981ST9145iCambridge: For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club 1981. 286 x 210 mm. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4". 4 p.l. 20 pp.Edited with an introduction by Desmond Flower. <br/> Maroon morocco over light brown cloth boards top edge and titling on spine in gilt. Four facsimile leaves printed recto and verso. Front pastedown with bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. and this copy originally prepared for Adams his name printed in red in the Roxburghe list as a way of indicating this. ◆In extremely fine condition.<br/> <br/> A work comprising introduction printed text and facsimile of Voltaire's manuscript namely a fragment of an otherwise lost comedy by the sage never publicly produced but privately performed at the home of Voltaire's great friend the Marquise du Châtelet with the marquise herself in the title role. For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club unknown
198383242Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné First edition. Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Rich iconography. Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198367818Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Richly illustrated. Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and slipcase which has a small stain at foot. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198370601Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Publisher's binding in full grained brown sheep orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Rich iconography. Fine copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and slipcase. Two small lacks to the cellophane wrapper and a marginal stain on the rear panel of the dust jacket. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198351155Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Richly illustrated. A very good copy retaining its dustjacket plastic wrappers and slipcase. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
1963117457GenÂve : Institut et MusÂŽe Voltaire Les Delices 1963. 225x150mm. demi-chagrin titre au dos dorÂŽs plats papier marbrÂŽ plats intÂŽrieurs et gardes ornÂŽs ˆ lÕencre de chine reliure de Delacombaz. 610 Institut et Muse Voltaire Les Delices unknown
1977327195Lincoln: Penmaen Press 1977. First edition of this translation deluxe handbound issue limited to 100 roman numeralled copies signed by Anthony Hecht Lynd Ward and Arthur Wilson this copy is one of a few copies for the translator Anthony Hecht as it is designated copy: "AH" by Hecht in place of a roman numeral. 35 pp. 4to. Quarter-cloth decorated paper covered boardsA fine copy in near fine publisher's cloth slipcase box; nicely printed and illustrated. First edition of this translation deluxe handbound issue limited to 100 roman numeralled copies signed by Anthony Hecht Lynd Ward and Arthur Wilson this copy is one of a few copies for the translator Anthony Hecht as it is designated copy: "AH" by Hecht in place of a roman numeral. 35 pp. 4to. Penmaen Press unknown
193017483New York: Random House 1930. First Trade Edition. Cloth. Very good/near fine. The first trade edition of Candide by Voltaire from Random House inscribed and hand-numbered by the illustrator Rockwell Kent. Octavo 2 111pp 1. Publisher's red cloth title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Both hinges showing wear with archival reinforcement to both as is common with this book. Solid text block internally clean. In the publisher's first state dust jacket advertisements for other Random House imprints on the rear panel a few scuff marks closed tears at heel of the spine a bright near fine example. This copy is inscribed by Rockwell Kent on the title page: ".especially for Marjorie Wallace! no - 15!! / Rockwell Kent / Montreal / October 1930." Candide was illustrated by Rockwell Kent beginning in the fall of 1927. It was the first book published by Random House. The book was produced by Pynson Printers. The book first appeared as a limited edition of 1470 numbered and signed copies in 1928. It sold out almost immediately. The following year it was released in trade editions by the Literary Guild in 1929 and this copy from Random House in 1930. Johnson p. 44-46. Random House unknown
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
197733147Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. First Limited Collector's Easton Press Edition Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage with full page colour watercolours and black and white throughout the text. The colour frontispiece of Voltaie by Charles Alleberry. 8vo publisher's original gray morocco lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the spine and covers silk endpapers a.e.g. xix 131 pp. A pristine copy as mint. A PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THE LIMITED ILLUSTRATED EASTON EDITION. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington. With an Introduction by Paul Morand. Candide was first published by Caron de Beaumarchais in 1759. Since that time it has been published in over a dozen languages. This collector's edition was published by advance reservation exclusively for subscribers to The Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". The frontispiece portrait was specially commissioned for this edition. Easton Press unknown
197763279Lincoln MA: Penmaen Press 1977. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 33pp. Quarto 28.5 cm 1/2 black cloth over red marbled boards. Black endleaves. Pages bound in French-fold fashion. Very good plus with bumping to the foot of the spine. Housed in a black cloth slipcase that is in very good condition with light surface and edge wear. Dance 225. Illustrated with six Lynd Ward engravings. Translated by Anthony Hecht. Introduction by Arthur Wilson. Signed by Ward Wilson and Hecht on the limitation page. This Deluxe edition was limited to a 100 roman numeral copies this is copy LI 51. Penmaen Press hardcover
19777948LINCOLN PENMAEN PRESS 1977 1977. First edition thus. Gilt stamped black cloth. Very good-fine. Slipcase. Number 45 of 100 copies signed by Lynd Ward Anthony Hecht and Arthur Wilson. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. LINCOLN, PENMAEN PRESS, 1977 hardcover
1930mon0000005790Daily Express Publ. 1930. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on green cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Daily Express Publ. hardcover
1982__0729402916Voltaire Foundation 1982. Hardcover. New. 204 pages. French language. 9.00x6.00x0.44 inches. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
1991__0729404137Voltaire Foundation 1991. Hardcover. New. 509 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.06 inches. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
1991tla1211Voltaire Foundation 1991 The Voltaire Foundation University of Oxford à Oxford 1991 hardback gilt titles to spine on blue cloth 499 pages text in French just a few very light pencil markings hardly noticable Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing a scan of the actual book is available on request. Hardcover. Very Good. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
1947313881947. Chamonix chez Jean Landru 1947. Un vol. au format pt in-4 265 x 207 mm de 193 pp. en feuilles sous couverture illustrÂŽe ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs et ÂŽtui-chemise de plein cartonnage gris-perle dos lisse titre frappÂŽ ˆ l'oser lie-de-vin. Soigneuse rÂŽalisation. Un des exemplaires du tirage numÂŽrotÂŽ sur vÂŽlin de Rives. Il s'agrÂŽmente - ici en premier tirage - de spirituelles compositions en couleurs de Roger Mauge. ''Dans ce siÂcle du voyage et de la philosophie Zadig entreprend son apprentissage dans un univers partagÂŽ entre le bien et le mal. Trahi par SÂŽmire et Azora dÂŽÂu par l'amour Zadig trouve refuge dans la nature qui est ˆ l'image de Dieu. RemarquÂŽ par le roi d'ƒgypte Moabdar il retourne dans le tourbillon du monde et devient Premier ministre. SÂŽduit par la reine AstartÂŽ et menacÂŽ par la jalousie du roi il fuit bient™t Babylone. C'est l'occasion pour lui d'un retour sur soi et d'une rÂŽflexion sur les caprices de la fatalitÂŽ. Au hasard des aventures qu'il croise sur son chemin en compagnie de l'ermite Zadig devient l'incarnation de la Providence dont les voies restent par ailleurs impÂŽnÂŽtrables. L'ange Jesrad lui rÂŽvÂŽlera une partie des mystÂres de la DestinÂŽe. Si l'homme est sans cesse tiraillÂŽ entre libertÂŽ et dÂŽterminisme il semble bien devoir les concilier. Et c'est lˆ sans doute la seule vÂŽritÂŽ qui nous soit accessible.'' LÂŽgers dÂŽfauts affectant les coupes de l'ÂŽtui. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
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
1931000162Paris: Librairie de France 1931 1931. 2 vols. 4to. 11-1/8" x 9-3/8" limited numbered edition illustrated by Adrien Bagarry in color and B&W. Bound in 1/2 red morocco raised bands gilt lettered blue morocco spine labels top edges gilt others uncut original pictorial wrappers bound in housed in a red cloth open ended slipcase. Hinges fine head and foot of spines fine. Paris: Librairie de France, 1931 hardcover
1988__0729403629Voltaire Foundation 1988. Hardcover. New. 184 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.50 inches. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
196432693Dell 1964. paperback. VG-. VERY-GOOD-MINUS MASS-MARKET-PAPERBACK. IN ENGLISH Amazon says French SOLID & UNMARKED; A LITTLE SCUFFED AROUND THE EDGES Dell paperback
1985__072940322XVoltaire Foundation 1985. Hardcover. New. 210 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.44 inches. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
190800544745L. Carteret Editeur 1908. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A beautifully bound extra-illustrated copy. Fine bound by Bayntun & Son for Buckland of Knightsbridge in full crushed navy blue morocco spine with gilt tooled raised bands and gilt-rulled compartments bordered with twin rules covers bordered in gilt with twiin rules board edges with twin gilt rules elaborately decorated gilt inner dentelles featuring an interlocking gilt floral border surrounding 5 varying decorative gilt rules top edge gilt other edges uncut light rubbing wear to front hinge at top; some scattered foxing to the extra plates. Original cvers bound in at rear. Copy #46 of 200 numbered copies on Marais paper. This limited edition was issued with 13 plates each present in two states all are present. This unique copy is extra-illlustrated with the insertion of 34 additional plates mainly engraved and most 19th century of which 3 are hand-colored. This edition includes an extended preface by Voltaire. Marthe-Marguerite Le Valois de Villette de Mursay Marquise de Caylus 1673-1729 French noblewoman and author. Her memoirs first issued in 1770 were edited by Voltaire and are an entertaining and information first-hand account of Louis XIV and his court. Description:Illustrated by Lionel Peraux. L. Carteret, Editeur unknown
1986__0729403394Voltaire Foundation 1986. Hardcover. New. 429 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.94 inches. Voltaire Foundation hardcover
