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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
1912004439Berlin: Pan-Presse 1912. Berlin: Pan-Presse Verlag Paul Cassirer l1912. Small folio original mustard cloth with lettering and design in black. Slightly bowed else fine and fresh. Of 250 numbered copies this is one of 170 on Holland paper printed in Tiemann-Antiqua type. Forty original tipped-in jewel-like etchings some full page by Marcus Behmer: his magnum opus. The eleventh work of the Pan-Presse started by Paul Cassirer and specializing in luxury editions of books and graphics. His gallery represented leading members of the Berlin Secession of which Behmer was a member. Rodenberg page 453. Cloth. Fine. Illus. by Marcus Behmer. Small Folio. Pan-Presse Hardcover 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
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
176882403Geneve 1768. First edition of one of Voltaire's best-known works of prose. Octavo original full period calf gilt titles to the spine red morocco spine label raised bands marbled endpapers. In good condition. Rare and desirable. One of Voltaire's finest romances" The Princess of Babylon relays the story of the beautiful Formosanta who travels the world in search of her lover Amazan Barron Fantasy Literature I:88. Subtle in its philosophy Voltaire breaks narrative conventions in this novella to foster Enlightenment values and in the process also "pokes fun at a number of literary traditions" Pearson Fables of Reason 196. The novella saw instant success upon publication and was in such demand that it was being illegally pirated in England and printed under a false imprint of 'Geneva' when it was actually printed in London. hardcover books
1805286188London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes 1805. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. First Edition of Voltairiana selected and translated by Mary Julia Young one of Dale Spender's 'Mothers of the Novel.' A prolific author of fiction and poetry Young was a striking example of an independent professional female writer of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Writing "for a maintenance" as she euphemistically puts it Young encapsulates the financial hardship and open hostility that greeted female authors of the time especially those who were fully reliant on their literary output. Taken from a letter to the Royal Literary Fund 28 March 1808 by Ms. Young "melange which was thrown together at the express desire of my Publisher and I hope Voltaire has not suffer'd by my choice of selection and omissions." Complete in four volumes. Portrait frontispiece. Page of advertisements at the rear. Very scattered foxing. Wear to the joints extremities and surface of the spines. Full mottled calf with red leather labels and gilt decorations. Four vols. Very Good. Dale Spender Mothers of the Novel p. 137. Romantic Textualities: Literature and Print Culture 1780-1840 Issue 18. . Rachel Hanna The Corvey Project "Mary Julia Young" Orlando Cambridge Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present "Mary Julia Young" . Very Good binding. Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes unknown books
1805007926London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes 1805. RARE. Twelvemo printing 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" four volumes bound in two. In contemporary half vellum over marbled boards the backs with red morocco labels lettered in gilt and richly ornate gilt tooled decorations marbled end papers top edges gilt. Very Good Plus 3/8" chip to top edge of rear cover Vol. I & II light soiling to vellum. Bindings tight interiors clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes Hardcover books
1923217524London: G. Michelmore 1923. paperback. good. Illustrated. 8vo original printed wrappers; neat pen prices are noted with each listed item wrappers torn rear cover badly soiled bleeding through to the last 6 pages. London: G. Michelmore & CO. 1923. A good copy.<br/><br/> G. Michelmore unknown books
19232221977<p>First edition. 4to. 16 facsimile plates. 3/4 dark green morocco over matching cloth boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamping top edge gilt other edges uncut. Original printed blue wrappers bound in. Very good. Unpaginated.</p><p>Descriptive annotated catalogue of what was purported to be the world's finest collection of Voltaire's works. 202 items.</p><p>Printed by J. Miles & Co. Ltd. London.</p> G. Michelmore & Co. hardcover 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
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
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
177295126Lausanne: Chez Francois Grasset & Comp 1772. Early edition of Voltaire's biography of one of the most influential and widely translated writers of all time. Octavo bound in full sprinkled sheepskin. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine pictorial endpapers all edges red ribbon bound in. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Tasteful period bookplate. 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. Chez Francois Grasset & Comp unknown books
1981149829N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage flyer for two screenings of the 1981 concert film at the Artculture Resource Center in Toronto on December 14 and 15 1981. The flyer which doubled as a ticket for the event is stamped on the verso with location the date of the December 15 screening and Record on Wheels the record store where the ticket was purchased. <br/><br/>The three hour film featuring a mix of live footage and promotional video was shown at concerts and galleries. The flyer notes that these are the only Canadian showings of the film making it a rare example of Factory Records' popularity and influence outside of the UK and US. <br/><br/>8.5. x 11 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1777291158La Haye but Geneve.: Aux Depens des Libraires. 1777. 1st Edition. Publisher’s plain marbled wraps. . Very good untrimmed in the original wraps old ink name to title page. 8vo. 21.5x14 cm. . French text. weight: 0.6 lb. Aux Depens des Libraires. paperback 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
1774D7279Geneve 1774. Nouvelle Edition augmentee. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary mottled calf rebacked gilt-stamped ornament direct in spine compartments gilt-stamped lettering in brown and black leather spine label compartments 2 and 4 a.e.g.; complete set of 8 volumes 4to 200 x 256 mm; half-title present in first volume only engraved portrait of Corneille by Watelet after Pierre and 34 plates by various artists after Gravelot. Front board of Volume 1 detached; otherwise all volumes a bit scuffed and chipped along the edges. Sold as is. Cohen-de Ricci 225 this edition; Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 17 1764 original edition. <br/><br/> hardcover books
193134803NY: Wise 1931. 8vo pp. 293 308 316 294. Frontis portrait. Red cloth. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. Cover little scuffed and worn one hinge tender o/w VG. Wise unknown books
1901310390New York: St. Hubert Guild 1901. 168 designs.done by the Craftsmen of the St. Hubert Guild many hand-coloured. 22 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters crimson morocco gilt spines t.e.g. by Bennett NYC. Fine. 168 designs.done by the Craftsmen of the St. Hubert Guild many hand-coloured. 22 vols. 8vo. St. Hubert Guild 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
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
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
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
177124235London: T. Carnan 1771. First edition in English of his famous philosophical tale L'Ingénu first published in 1767; 12mo pp. 4 210; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards neatly rebacked black morocco label on spine; two short tears entering the top margin of the title 1 internal page stained else generally very good and sound. An edition was published in Philadelphia in 1778. L'Ingénu is a young man born in Canada of French parents but brought up for twenty years among the Hurons. "He then comes to France and is recognized as the lost nephew of an old French prior and his sister . L'Ingénu's simplicity frankness and good sense produce some comical situations . The story . is both a protest against abuses of power . and an exposure of some of the absurdities of our conventions" Ox. Comp. to French Literature. <br/><br/> T. Carnan 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
