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1930rif. 17483New 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 books
1930rif. 17483New 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
1981rif. 312788New York: Franklin Library / Oxford University Press 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Antoni Clave. Near Fine Bound in one quarter premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Decorated endsheets and with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints.; First Franklin Library Edition. Franklin Library / Oxford University Press hardcover
1986rif. 202777New York: Penguin 1986. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. About very good in wrappers. Clean text is yellowed paper covers are clean with mild wear& discoloring. Penguin unknown books
rif. UVOLCAN06acmfNonesuch Press. Very Good. Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide: or Optimism. London: Nonesuch Press ND. 147pp. 8vo. Hardcover in slipcase. Book condition: Very good with yellowed edges. Nonesuch Press hardcover books
rif. B23572-1New York Random House 1930. 111 1pp. Illus. 4to. Silk over boards spine detached. Printed on specially made paper this reprint contains all the illustrations by the artist for the Random House limited edition of 1928. New York (Random House), 1930. hardcover books
1979rif. 230650Franklin Center.: Franklin Library. 1979. First edition thus. Gilt decorated hardcover. Green leather. Gilt edges. Fine copy. 4to. Illustrated by Antoni Clave. Very scarce in this condition. Franklin Library. hardcover
1928rif. 219661928. S.l. Kra / Coll. ''Poivre et sel'' 1928. Un vol. au format gd in-8 213 x 164 mm de 225 pp. broch sous couverture rabats remplis. Un des exemplaires numrots du tirage sur vlin de Rives seul papier. Il s'agrmente - ici en premier tirage - de savoureuses compositions en couleurs de Jack Pruvost. ''Natif de Merville il a illustr Candide de Voltaire''. in Bnzit. Oeuvre ironique dÂs les premiÂres lignes volontiers sarcastique l'gard le conservatisme social de la noblesse arrogante elle s'avÂre annonciatrice du Figaro de Beaumarchais. Mais Candide est galement un rcit de formation narrant le voyage qui transformera son hros ponyme en philosophe. En somme un Tlmaque d'un genre nouveau. Mah Rpertoire des ditions de luxe p. 199 - Bnzit VIII Dictionnaire des peintres p. 514. Plats prsentant un clat lgÂrement altr. Marques brunes en tÂte et queue du dos ; lequel est en outre lgÂrement rid. Rares et discrÂtes rousseurs dans le texte. Un feuillet lgÂrement effrang. Du reste belle condition. Exemplaire non coup. b42961 unknown
rif. 41518Lausanne, Gonin Frères, 1936. In-4°, 99p. Reliure plein maroquin vert, dos à 4 nerfs avec titre doré à froid, encadrement à froid sur les plats, contreplats de velin rouge, dentelle intérieure, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés, sous étui bordé doublé de velours.
rif. 41520Lausanne, Gonin Frères, 1936. In-4°, 99p. en feuilles, sous couverture imprimée rempliée, chemise et étui.
1946rif. 7408Stockholm FÖRLAG 1946 1 Illustrations d'A. Hallman. Stockholm, Förlag, 1946, in-8, couverture représentant un couple dont la femme a les seins dénudés, 167 pp.
1928rif. 21966S.l., Kra / Coll. ''Poivre et sel'', (1928). Un vol. au format gd in-8 (213 x 164 mm) de 225 pp., broché, sous couverture à rabats rempliés.
1949rif. 148560New York: Hermitage House 1949. Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels all edges gilt gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers with black and white illustrations. One of 1500 numbered copies this is number 500. In fine condition. Illustrated by Sydney Joseph. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment François-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. Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide who in the course of his travels in Europe and South America saw and suffered such misfortune that it was difficult for him to believe this was "the best of all possible worlds." Indeed it seemed to be quite the opposite. In brilliantly skewering such naïveté Voltaire mercilessly exposes and satirizes romance science philosophy religion and government — the ideas and forces that permeate and control the lives of men. Hermitage House unknown
1930rif. 68074NY:: Illustrated Editions Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. Translated from the French. No statement of printing. Previous owner's initials on front free endpaper else very good in a very good minor edge wear with a few small chips dust jacket. . Illustrated Editions Company, hardcover books
rif. LCS-18032« “Candide” se détache comme le chef-d’œuvre voltairien : bref, attractif, expression accomplie d’une pensée et d’un art, par quoi Voltaire, auteur de dizaines de volumes aujourd’hui peu fréquentés, assure sa présence auprès de la postérité » (René Pomeau). S.l. [Genève, Cramer], 1759. [Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey]. In-12 de 299 pages. Quelques taches, demi-basane brune, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches jaunes. Reliure de l’époque. 163 x 97 mm.
1763rif. 207551763 Sans lieu, ni nom d'éditeur, 1763, 2 parties en 1 volume in-12 de 215-132 pp., reliure de l'époque de demi-veau fauve marbré à coins, dos lisse orné de fleurons dorés, pièce de titre verte, restauration en bas du dos, bon exemplaire.
rif. LCS-18034Cette édition originale de Candide est très rare. S.l. [Genève, Cramer], 1759. [Reliés à la suite] : II- [Maubert de Gouvest, Jean-Henri]. Ephraïm justifié. Mémoire historique et raisonné sur l’état passé, présent et futur des finances de Saxe... adressé par le Juif Ephraïm à son cousin Manasses d’Amsterdam. Nouvelle édition. Erlangen, 1758. III- [Du même]. Lettre du Prince de Prusse mourant, au Roi son frère. Erlangen, 1758. IV- [Rémond de Saint-Sauveur]. Remerciement d’un Particulier à Messieurs les Philosophes du Jour. V-[Coyer, Gabriel-François]. Lettre au R.P. Berthier sur le matérialisme. Genève (Paris), 1759. Soit 5 ouvrages reliés en 1 volumes in-12 de : I/ (1) f.bl., 299 pp. (signatures A-Nh), (1) f.bl. ; II/ viii pp., 103 ; III/ 23 pp. ; IV/ 8 pp. ; V/ 77 pp. L’encre noire a légèrement déchargé en transparence lors de l’impression de Candide. Reliure de l’époque en veau marbré, dos lisse orné de motifs dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges. Reliure de l’époque. 161 x 93 mm.
1759rif. 752Genève Geneva: Cramer 1759. First Edition. 3 vols. in one 12mo 164 x 100mm pp. 2 291 1; 133 1 35 1. First printing of the great 18th century philosophical narrative with all the points correct. Including the 3 usual cancels the right title page ornament repeated pages 193 and 266 the misprints of “que ce ce fut” page 103 line 4 and “précisément” page 125 line 4 the correction removing a paragraph break page 31 the rewritten lines about the Lisbon earthquake page 41 etc. Contemporary full calf red calf label rebacked with the original spine saved and laid down recornered marbled endpapers gilt rubbed inner paper hinges strengthened old ink signatures on the endpaper and front blank tiny signature on the title page one tissue strengthened tear at the bottom of A2 touching the last 3 lines of text without any loss otherwise internally quite nice clean and very good. Bound without N7 a blank and N8 a notice to the binder as is usual agreeing in all respects to what you would have received if you had purchased a copy in sheets on publication day then bought the sequels and then handed them over to the most local Swiss bindery. Ref: PMM 204. There were 18 editions of Candide in 1759. It took 221 years for a clear and convincing bibliography to first sort them out and then got accepted and once accepted our real 1st edition was confirmed as rare. In the last 15 years however that bibliographical data has been more widely circulated and several 1st editions that weren’t on the original 22–copy census have come into market. It is still scarce more so in a contemporary binding. Candide bides as the epitomic philosophical fable of the French Enlightenment and the genotype of irony without exaggeration and though it’s laced with more salt than the postwar streets of Carthage it repeatedly tolls a reminder that light hearts live long. Most importantly Candide remains remarkably relevant when examined through contemporary frameworks functioning as an incisive proto-postcolonial text that anticipates modern discourse on global inequality systems of oppression and the limitations of Enlightenment rationality. The novel's scathing portrayal of slavery conquest and religious persecution resonates with intersectional analyses that recognize how power structures interlock across racial gender and economic dimensions. The savage irony throughout the text dismantles not just philosophical optimism but also European exceptionalism exposing the hypocrisy of colonial enterprises and religious institutions alike. The narrative's episodic structure—with its global movements between Europe South America and the Ottoman Empire—invites discussions of transnationalism and diasporic experience while Candide's concluding retreat to cultivate his garden has been reinterpreted by ecocritical scholars as both an acknowledgment of environmental interdependence and a potentially problematic withdrawal from systems-level political engagement. “Do you believe” said Candide “that men have always massacred each other as they do to-day that they have always been liars cheats traitors ingrates brigands idiots thieves scoundrels gluttons drunkards misers envious ambitious bloody–minded calumniators debauchees fanatics hypocrites and fools” “Do you believe” said Martin “that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them” –Voltaire Candide. Cramer unknown books
1945rif. 1650Paris La Belle Page 1945 In-8 (27 x 20 cm.), 119 pp. , broché, sous couverture rempliée, chemise et étui. Edition tirée à 1000 exemplaires, celui-ci est un des 190 sur B.F.K. de Rives teinté, premier papier, avant 400 simili-japon et 400 sur vélin.
1957rif. 2132PARIS. EDITIONS DU DEMI-JOUR. 1957. IN-8 (17,5 X 23,5 X 3 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 192 + (3) PAGES, RELIURE D’EPOQUE 1/2 MAROQUIN ROUGE A COINS, DOS A QUATRE NERFS SOULIGNES DE FILETS DORES, TITRE DORE, COUVERTURE ILLUSTREE D'UNE VIGNETTE EN COULEURS ET DOS CONSERVES. ILLUSTRE DE 25 COMPOSITIONS IN ET HORS TEXTE MISES EN COULEURS A LA MAIN DANS LES ATELIERS D'EDMOND VAIREL. PREMIER TIRAGE LIMITE A 3500 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES, TOUS SUR VELIN DE LANA, CELUI-CI PORTANT LE NUMERO 174. DOS ET PLATS LEGEREMENT INSOLES, SINON BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
1937rif. 20801937 S.l. (Paris), Editions de Cluny, s.d. (1937). In-8°, br., couv. rempliée ill. en couleurs, non coupé.
rif. 21899Paris, Editions Rombaldi, (1952). Un vol. pt in-8 (202 x 152 mm) de 188 pp., broché, sous couvertures à rabats rempliés. Un des exemplaires du tirage numéroté sur vélin crème N°5141, recelant de délicates compositions en couleurs de Van Moppès gravées sur cuivre et coloriées au pochoir, ici en premier tirage.
1952rif. 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
1952rif. 316680Paris: Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs 1952. Softcover. Near Fine. Limited edition. Small octavo. Illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi. Some toning with wear to the spine ends near fine in pictorial wrappers with very good chipped and torn original glassine dustwrapper. One of 3000 numbered copies. Includes titillating illustrations throughout: 16 color and 23 black and white. Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs unknown books
1924rif. MVOLCAN1Paris PIAZZA, Le Livre Français 1924 Grand in-8, broché, couverrture rempliée. Un des 4000 ex. sur papier Vélin, n° 4399.
