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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 books
19486040Mount Vernon New York: Peter Pauper Press n.d. but 1948. Very Good. 26 cm; 158 pages. Printed in red and black ink. Tinted illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Bound in decorated paper-covered boards. Paper title label on spine. No slipcase. Title label discolored and slightly frayed at one edge. Covers lightly toned. Peter Pauper Press hardcover books
1922185531Munich: Julius Schroder Verlag 1922. Hardcover. Vg Cover has general discoloration and staining. Spine has damage along seem and top/bottom edges. Bookblock has age toning. Ownership sticker from previous owner on front end page. Off white cloth boards with red title lettering and gilt design. Decorative end pages. Gilt lettering on spine. Custom partial slipcase. 79 pages 1 unnumbered page : 20 illustrations. "This work with 20 etchings by Fritz Heubner was published in 1922 on behalf of Dr. jur. Julius Schröder Verlag Munich Friedrichstrabe 9 as the eighth print in the series of 'Masterpieces of World Literature with Original Graphics' in a one-time special edition of 250 copies by Knorr & Hirth and Heinrich Wetteroth in Munich printed on real Rhenish hand-made paper and bound by Knorr & Hirth . by hand "- Colophon./ Publisher's vellum covers printed in red and is valid with elaborate sculpture in center front cover top applies to edges and illustrated end papers. Julius Schroder Verlag 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
1998Embry 196692Konemann 1998. Remainder dot owner's gift inscription else fine in fine dust jacket. Konemann, 1998. unknown books
1978Embry 192680Franklin Library 1978. Fine. Full brown leather decoratively gilt. Franklin Library, 1978. hardcover 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
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
19672312569New York: The Modern Library 1967. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 1956-1970 printing in the first jacket design used for the version edited by Haskell Block Toledano 047.3. Front hinge just beginning to weaken jacket edges rubbed bottom corner of front jacket flap clipped with small ink number above the corner and on the corner of the rear panel. 1967 Hard Cover. xxii 576 8 pp. 8vo. "Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man Candide who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss. Candide parodies many adventure and romance clich The Modern Library hardcover books
192721012501New York: The Bennett Libraries Inc 1927. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near Fine. Tice Clara. No. 89 of 250 special copies octavo size 189 pp. Clara Tice 1888-1973 avante-garde illustrator and artist spent most of her life in New York City; due to her provocative art she was seen as representative of bohemian Greenwich Village. Her fame actually increased when the Society for the Suppression of Vice remember this was 1915 tried to confiscate her art; this naturally drew more attention to her art which was thereafter published in works such as Vanity Fair. Looking at the etchings in this book might cause comment even today; they lavishly celebrate the feminine figure and are rampant with sexual innuendo. <br/><br/>This one of the 250 special edition copies bound in full morocco by Whitman Bennett N.Y. and printed on special deckle-edge Pannekoek paper. The text according to the title page an exact copy of the "Earliest English Text Printed in Holland by Joh. Enschede en Zonen". <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Red leather binding by Whitman Bennett N.Y. with their stamp on the verso of the front free endpaper with two female seated nudes depicted in gilt on the front corners four raised bands on the spine gilt rules decorations and lettering on the spine with "Special Issue" at the tail top edge gilt other edges uncut gilt rules on the turn-ins decorative endpapers limitation statement on the verso of the half-title page two separate title pages for each Part in red and black Part II title page being on page 121 of the book with ten full-colour etchings by Tice each etching with its tissue guard Table of Contents at the end; octavo size 9 1/8" by 6 1/4" pagination: 1-182 Table of Contents 183-189; limited edition this no. 89 of 250 special copies total edition 1000. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine; the leather binding smooth and supple a strong square text block with solid hinges the text pages clean and bright all of the etchings with their tissue guards present and the book is entirely free of prior owner markings; we are grading near fine due to a few very light marks to the leather on the back board a few pages roughly opened one leaf with a short closed fore-edge tear pp. 173-174 and the black ink on the etchings has powdered slightly; still a near fine example of Tice's outstanding nudes. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us 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 Bennett Libraries Inc unknown books
1907BL4432Leipzig:: Alfred Kroner 1907. 1907. 8vo. VI 164 pp. Blue printed wrappers stamped in white; rubbed. Very good. These are his Voltaire lectures reprinted. Alfred Kroner, [1907]. unknown 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
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
1960178105New York: Pantheon Books 1960. Hardcover. VG corners lightly bumped light edgewear to boards pages are otherwise very clean. Burgundy cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering white spine with gilt lettering 120 pp 26 bw illustrations. Includes 26 illustrations by artist Paul Klee. Pantheon Books hardcover 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
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
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
1918234235New York. : Peter Eckler. 1918. . hardcover. Light edgewear and spotting to covers otherwise a very good copy. . 8vo. Scarce. Peter Eckler. 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
1927573731927. VOLTAIRE M. de. THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON. London: Nonesuch Press 1927. Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on handmade paper translation that of the Glasgow edition of 1769. Illustrated with drawings by Thomas Lowinsky. 156 pp. 12mo. marbled paper-covered boards with white paper corners and spine printed in gilt to spine top edge gilt. Very good plus with light rubbing to boards and spine. unknown books
1973WB17070New York: The Limited Editions Club 1973. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. 4to. Signed by the illustrator May Neama. Excellent copy in publisher's slipase. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club 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
193093798New York: Random House 1930. cloth. Kent Rockwell. small 4to. cloth. 1111 pages. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Reprint of the 1928 first edition illustrated by Kent. With designs and illustrations throughout by Kent. Spine faded. Small snag along back hinge. Inside hinges cracked. Random House unknown books
192963653New York: The Literary Guild 1929. cloth dust jacket. Kent Rockwell. small 4to. cloth dust jacket. 1111 pages. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Reprint of the 1928 edition which was limited to 1470 numbered copies. Printed by the Pynson Printers and with designs and illustrations throughout by Kent. Jacket has most of spine missing. Glue mark on front pastedown. The Literary Guild unknown books
192940911NY: Literary Guild 1929. Book club edition. Kent Rockwell. 4to pp. 111. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Cover somewhat soiled and worn o/w VG. Literary Guild unknown books
