1754réf. 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
1736réf. 50575bdParis: Jean Baptiste Claude Bauache 1736. First Edition. Octavo 1/4 red levant & red cloth hardcover leather uncut iv i-viii 1-80 i pp. Woodcut ornaments. One of Voltair’s better received theatrical presentations with a setting in the New World. Very Good bearing the bookplate of collector and French translator Richard F. O’Gorman. Jean Baptiste Claude Bauache, 1736. First Edition. hardcover
1736réf. elala1494Paris: Jean Baptiste Claude Bauche 1736. 1736. 8vo. pp. 5 p.l. vii 1 80. woodcut ornaments initials & title vignette. 5 inserted engraved plates after Eisen Moreau Gravelot & Desene illustrating various scenes from the play taken from various editions of the work. modern bds. Second Edition published same year as the first by the same publisher with errata corrected. This tragedy revolving around a wicked Spanish governor of Peru who is in love with the virtuous American princess who in turn loves the long believed dead heroic American prince is one of the first French plays to be set in America. It was one of the most well received of Voltaires theatrical works. Bengesco 107. Cioranescu 64168. European Americana 736/253. Sabin 100698. cfQuérard X 313. Paris: Jean Baptiste Claude Bauche, 1736. unknown
1739réf. 852London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton at the Crown in Ludgate Street 1739. First edition. Near fine. Small octavo. 2442 pp. Likely disbound from a pamphlet collection with vestiges of the leather spine present; outer leaves dust soiled with occasional spots; internal pages near fine. Original price intact on title page: Price Six-Pence. One page advertisement after conclusion of the translated text. First edition. An exceptionally scarce prospectus for Voltaire's landmark French enlightenment philosophy "Le Siecle de Louis XIV." Voltaire's revolutionary philosophical approach that argued intellect over military might was not completed or published until 1751 making this fragile 1739 pamphlet a remarkably early standalone English translation. ESTC T112827. Printed for J. and P. Knapton, at the Crown in Ludgate Street unknown
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2013réf. SONG1939392004Spence City 2013-05-28. First Edition First edition. paperback. Used: Good. 4.10x0.80x6.70. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Spence City paperback
réf. FORT958212The Franklin Library. Used - Very Good. Limited Edition. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt. The Franklin Library hardcover
1929réf. 853551929. KENT Rockwell. VOLTAIRE Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Orig. cloth non-priceclipped dust jacket. New York: Random House 1929. First trade edition. This edition has an additional three page Bibliographical Note by Charles Edmund Merrill Jr. in 1929 explaining that this reprint edition contains all of Kent's illustrations as found in the first limited edition with some minor changes in the translation from the French. Jacket lightly toned else very good or better. unknown
réf. ANAIS-1412812488Routledge. paperback. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge paperback
1975réf. 44574New York: Random House. Near Fine No dust jacket as issued. Facsimile. Hardcover. First edition thus. Facsimile reprint. Presentation issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine else near fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Pictoral slipcase.; 126 pages . 1975. 0394499034 . Random House hardcover
1981réf. 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
1975réf. 2212025Random House 1975. facsimile. hardcover. fine. First edition thus. Facsimile reprint. Presentation issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. Fine in a very good publisher's slipcase with bottom of slipcase coming apart and a couple of dents. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House unknown
1929réf. 189801New York: Random House 1929. Hardcover. VG/Good dustjacket has small tears and nicks. Tan boards with gilt illustration lettering and decoration. Decorative end papers. 111 pp. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. A reprint edition of the book published in 1928 in a limited edition. ""This book the first of the Random House reprints . contains all the illustrations made by Rockwell Kent for the Random House limited edition of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight." Random House hardcover
1928réf. 321This is no. 25 of a limited edition of 1470 signed copies of which 95 were colored in Rockwell Kent's studio .Printed on all all rag French paper. The book is in excellent condition despite some serious wear along the spine See photo. The pages are clear without any foxing marks or tears. The gold impressions on the title remain sharp and the binding tight. Kent's signature and book number are on the last page see photo. . Book will be priority mailed to any U. S. address. Random House hardcover
réf. Q-0393096491W. W. Norton & Company 1966-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W. W. Norton & Company paperback
1985réf. 11242Inky Parrot Press 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Slipcase. 1985 Inky Parrot Press Oxford UK. Limited Edition of 360 numbered copies of which this is number 59. Signed by illustrator on limitation page. Illustrated by Wilton Priestner. Oversize hardcover has mustard paper-covered boards with black spine lettering and cover decorations. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations. 141 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Spine slightly darkened. Imprinted bookplate on blank page opposite half-title page. Pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated paper-covered slipcase has lightly bumped bottom corners and a faint smudge. Translated by Richard Aldington. Carefully packed shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required. Inky Parrot Press hardcover
1929réf. BOOKS17021New York NY: Random House. Good plus condition-spine faded hinges cracked/loose/No Dustjacket. 1929. reprint. 8vo. 112 pp. . Random House unknown
1930réf. 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
1980réf. 109146The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Part of "The World's Best-Loved Books" series. Bound in full leather with all edges gilt and a ribbon marker. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover
1985réf. BC06E-008Oxford: The Inky Parrot Press 1985. Book. Illus. by Priestner Wilson. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Hardcover in Slipcase. Signed by the illustrator. Number 107 / 360. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and free of writing or marks. Spine show an even lightening. BC06Ee. The Inky Parrot Press Hardcover
1975réf. 368238New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Facsimile reprint. Presentation issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine else near fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House hardcover