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1995ref. 3530New York: Classics of Science Library / Gryphon Editions. NF. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited facsimile edition. Dark blue-gray leather binding with raised bands on spine. Gilt edges decoration and title. Gray bookmark ribbon and marbled endpapers.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages . 1995. Classics of Science Library / Gryphon Editions hardcover
ref. 1161400982.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1981ref. 123982Berkeley 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
1981ref. 123982Berkeley 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
1778ref. 10582A Genève, sans nom, 1778. In-16 de [4]-203 pages, plein veau marbré, dos lisse orné de fleurons, roulettes, encadrement, étoiles et titre dorés, étiquette de titre noire, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, filets dorés sur les coupes, tranches marbrées. Reliure un peu frottée.
1927ref. ST15053eLondon: 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. 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. 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 books
1950ref. 311507New York: Heritage Press 1950. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Shelfwear on slipcase corners and bottom edge. Heritage Press hardcover
1931ref. 28756New York: Rarity Press 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. Very good in boards. Spine and upper one inch of front panel are faded. Rarity Press hardcover
1927ref. ST15053eLondon: 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. 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. 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
ref. 1432620215.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1166140083.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1258962276.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1952ref. 624996Paris: Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs 1952. Softcover. Good. Limited edition. Illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi. Small octavo. 160pp. Containing reproduction of the original 1933 titillating illustrations in a reduced format the 16 full-page color plates and the 23 black-and-white tailpieces. Owner name penned neatly inside wrapper signatures coming loose lacking the last page and rear wrapper lacking the spine some pages unopened thus a fait to good only copy lacking the original glassine dust jacket. One of 3000 numbered copies. Beautiful plates. Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs unknown books
1981ref. 09742Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press 1981. Fine. Antoni Clave. octavo 154 pages; publisher's full maroon leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt silkmoire endpapers silk bookmark. From the translation of Tobias Smollet. As New. Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press unknown books
1977ref. 020413Lincoln: Penmaen Press 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Light marking to cloth along spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Lynd Ward. Quarto in cloth-backed boards. Of 200 numbered copies of this special edition this copy not numbered but marked "O.S." out-of-series. Illustrated with six wood engravings by Lynd Ward. SIGNED by artist Lynd Ward Anthony Hecht the translator and Arthur Wilson who wrote the introduction. Hand-printed by Michael McCurdy and Evelyn Clarke with Ward's engravings struck from the blocks. There were also 100 deluxe copies and 200 trade copies. Prospectus laid in. Penmaen Press hardcover books
1952ref. 624996Paris: Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs 1952. Softcover. Good. Limited edition. Illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi. Small octavo. 160pp. Containing reproduction of the original 1933 titillating illustrations in a reduced format the 16 full-page color plates and the 23 black-and-white tailpieces. Owner name penned neatly inside wrapper signatures coming loose lacking the last page and rear wrapper lacking the spine some pages unopened thus a fait to good only copy lacking the original glassine dust jacket. One of 3000 numbered copies. Beautiful plates. Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs unknown
1754ref. 46288Londres:: Chez Jean Nourse 1754. Originally published in The Hague in 1753. contemporary full mottled calf; gilt panelled spines. Armorial bookplates; some scatterred foxing. A very attractive set. 12mo. Half-titles present. Chez Jean Nourse, unknown
1981ref. 09742Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press 1981. Fine. Antoni Clave. octavo 154 pages; publisher's full maroon leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt silkmoire endpapers silk bookmark. From the translation of Tobias Smollet. As New. Oxford University Press/The Franklin Press unknown
1930ref. 0009107New York: Random House 1930. Second edition. Hardcover. very good . ROCKWELL KENT. Quarto 111 pages violet cloth some sunning tender front hinge; ex libris Chicagoan Louis Edward Tilden with a bookplate designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Signed by Rockwell Kent on the free endpaper Rare thus ! . This was the first book published by Random House whose logo was designed by Kent. This edition has an additional 3-page Bibliographical Note by Charles Edmund Merrill Jr. in 1929 explaining that this reprint edition has all of Kent's illustrations in the RH edition with some minor changes in the translation from the French. "For the optimistic innocent Candide and his equally guileless if more worldly-wise mentor Dr. Pangloss and their delicious adventures still command our attention. The folly of philosophic and religious optimism is displayed with a vigour and wit that carries the reader away. Irony without exaggeration a perfect restraint in its admirable humour a gift for the 'throwaway line' 'pour encourager les autres' is a classic example; all these show Voltaire's style and originality at their incomparable best --PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 204." Random House hardcover
ref. 0850670985New. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
ref. SA180S-00006Signet. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Spine cracked. Spine loosening. Signet unknown
ref. 40520Paris Librairie Universelle de P. Mongie ainé 1821 in 8 (21x13) 1 volume reliure demi veaur rouge de l'époque, dos à nerfs soulignés d'une roulette dorée et orné de flaurons estampés à froid, tranches marbées, 264 pages. Adressées à M. Dupont, avocat au conseil souverain de Colmar; précédées d'un jugement philosophique et littéraire sur Voltaire, et suivies d'une épître inédite au roi de Prusse, et de fragmens de lettres à Grimm, Diderot, Helvétius, Thiriot, Damilaville, au marquis de Fraigne et autres. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1737ref. 36001737 Basle, Chrystophe Revis 1737 ; 2 tomes rel. en 1 vol. in 12 de XVI-222 pp., 2 ff., 220 p., rel. d'ép.plein veau brun marbré, petit manque à la coiff sup., bien complet du portrait de Charles XII gravé, bon ex.
1962ref. 29867HBDJ 1962. EARLY ISSUE VG/VG BLUE Hardcover WITH COPPER TITLES ON SPINE CVR. Very Good in VGdust jacket. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover larger format ORANGE TOPSTAIN 352 pgs NO ADS INBACK BACK OF DJ HAS LITE SOIL SAYS FEW OF 500 AUTHORS He grows up in the baron's castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss who teaches him that this world is "the best of all possible worlds." Candide falls in love with the baron's young daughter Cunégonde. The classic attack on "Optimism" in which we meet Dr. Pangloss and Cunegonde in addition to Candide. Voltaire spent 3 days composing his Satanic Masterpiece in 1759 Satire includes Zadig Micromegas master simple etc Wit Still Sparkles Satire still Stabs & THE PROSE RETAINS ITS ATHLETIC GRACE. EVERYMAN’S Library LONDON Printed in Great Britain at Aldine Press hardcover
ref. 102812Zürich Conrad Orell et Comp. 1738. . Erste in der Schweiz gedruckte Ausgabe. - Einband stark fleckig Rückenbezug mit Einschnitt u. kl. Fehlstelle Gelenke locker fliegender Vorsatz Titel u.erstes Blatt lose Nesitzvermerk von alter Hd. a. V. "de Hayn" u. von Haym 1784. Zürich, Conrad Orell et Comp. 1738. unknown
