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CANDIDE OR THE OPTIMIST.

1922réf. C93700London: Routledge 1922. First Edition Thus. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardback. 4to. pp xvi 223 frontis 8 full page plates 40 line drawings. No date 1922 Original publisher's light brown paper covered boards buckram backed olive green spine and printed spine label. Clean VG. Routledge, hardcover

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Candide or The Optimist.

réf. 52500London: The Folio Society 1948. This biting satire which was written largely as an attack on the fanatical intolerance of 18th Century France remains both timeless and timely in its living thought." Pp.136 coloour frontispiece 6 further colour illustrations by Kenneth Hobson owner's name to front free endpaper. Black cloth spine wiiith green marbled paper-covered boards yellow illustrated dustwrapper slightly dulled to spine with wear to top and tail of spine. Scarce in this edition. VG/G. London: The Folio Society, 1948. hardcover

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Candide or Opimism

réf. 76587-55Hardcover. New. hardcover

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CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM

1977réf. 129336The Easton Press 1977. hardcover. Like New. 11x8x1. Unread mint condition collectible copy that was prominently displayed in a private collection. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written collection. Beautifully bound in genuine top-grain dark leather with deluxe 22kt gold inlaid accents on spine and front and back covers and raised bands on the spine. Pages are sewn in between heavy-duty binding boards and have gilt edges on all three sides. Frontispiece full color portrait of author by Charles Attebery. Numerous illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage throughout. Printed on sturdy acid-neutral archival quality paper specially milled for this collection that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute that will resist yellowing aging and tearing. Gorgeous gold silk moire end pages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Unconditional money back guarantee. The Easton Press hardcover

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CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM

réf. 9780140455106PENGUIN CLASSICS. new. Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron Candide is an open-minded young man whose tutor Pangloss has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe South America and Asia as an outrageous series of disasters befall them - earthquakes syphilis a brush with the Inquisition murder - sorely testing the young hero's optimism. PENGUIN CLASSICS unknown

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CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN

1977réf. 1829197Published by Easton Press 1977. 1st thus edition. Hardback. Nearly Fine. Illustrated by Sauvage Sylvain. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Introduction by Paul Morand. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Grey leather boards with three raised bands to spine gilt title to spine gilt tooling to boards. Orange moire endpapers with matching page marker. xix and 131 pages. All edges gilt. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. A lovely copy. Ribbon page marker is creased. Published by Easton Press hardcover

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Candide or The Optimist

1922réf. 198963London: Routledge 1922. Hardcover. Good Boards are moderately edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; board corners are slightly bowed in; textblock edges are toned and lightly foxed; interior is clean but does have occasional smudging; binding appears solid. Odle Alan. Green and brown boards with mounted title card on the spine; XVI 223 pp.; richly illustrated. Gorgeous drawings by Alan Odle. Routledge hardcover

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Candide or Optimism

réf. FORT177575The Easton Press. Used - Very Good. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Translated by Richard Aldington. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers silk sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt. The Easton Press hardcover

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Candide or Optimism

1977réf. 098677Easton Press 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 11x8x1. Unread mint condition collectible copy. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written collection. Beautifully bound in genuine leather with 22kt gold inlaid accents on spine and front and back covers. Pages are sewn in between heavy-duty binding boards and have gilt edges on all three sides. Frontispiece full color portrait of author by Charles Attebery. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage throughout. Printed on sturdy acid-neutral archival quality paper specially milled for this collection that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute that will resist yellowing aging and tearing. Gorgeous moiré end pages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Includes ex-Libris collectible bookplate for you to personalize. Unconditional money back guarantee. Easton Press hardcover

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Candide or Optimism.

1973réf. 31777NY: Limited Editions Club. Very Good. 1973. Hardcover. B000OO2W5S . Translated from the French by Richard Aldington. Introduction by Anatole Broyard. Illustrated by May Neama. This copy is number 969 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. SIGNED by the illustrator. Near fine in a very good some light mottling slipcase. . Limited Editions Club hardcover

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VOLTAIRE, Francois-Marie Arouet de Sylvain SAUVAGE, illustrator.Biblio.com

Candide ou l’Optimisme.

1928réf. 8733One of 237 copies number 211 one of 185 on Vélin de Montval. Sylvain Sauvage ws the pseudonym of the artist Félix Roy 1888-1948. He later illustrated the Nonesuch edition of Candide. 4to 280 × 220 mm pp. 6 157 7 including frontispiece and title 54 etched illustrations and vignettes by Sauvage including the cover hand-coloured numerous decorative initials printed in red and black. Uncut in original pictorial wrappers chemise and slipcase. An excellent copy. [Frazier-Soye and Paul Haasen for] the artist and A. Maillart.

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Candide ou l'optimisme. Préface de Francisque Sarcey. Illustrations de Adrien Moreau. Nachdruck nach der Ausgabe von 1893.

réf. 99718Paris Jules Tallandier 1927. . Voltaire 1694-1778. - Leder mit Schabstellen Paris, Jules Tallandier, ( 1927). unknown

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Candide ou l’Optimisme traduit de l’allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph bound with Candide ou l’Otimisme Seconde Partie and Remercîment de Candide à Mr. de Voltaire

1759réf. 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

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Candide ou l'optimisme

1928réf. 24452Paris: Kra Éditeur 1928. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated by Pruvost. Third volume in the Poivre et Sel series. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies on Rives paper. 225pp. Original pictorial wrappers in glassine. Frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations in color by Pruvost. Light toning to top edge of front cover and spine where the glassine is torn. Previous owner's name on the first page otherwise internally extremely clean and with the publisher's promotional announcement still intact. A near fine copy. In the French language. ; Octavo. Kra, Éditeur unknown

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Candide ou L'Optimiste

1945réf. 680Monte Carlo: : Editions du Livre 1945. . Limited to 1000 numbered copies. . 8vo . Illustrated with 9 lithographs by Marius Petit. red roan and boards t.e.g. Extremities lightly rubbed else fine. Editions du Livre, hardcover

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Candide Zadig and Selected Stories

réf. Q-0451519809Signet Classics 1961-05-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet Classics paperback

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Candide. Deluxe binding.

1979réf. 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

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Candide: Or Optimism Penguin Classics

2009réf. SKU0651918Penguin Classics 2009-02-24. paperback. New. 8x5x0. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Penguin Classics paperback

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Candide: Or Optimism Penguin Classics

2009réf. Q-0140455108Penguin Classics 2009-02-24. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback

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Voltaire, Francois; Ware, Chris [Illustrator]; Cuffe, Theo [Translator]; Wood, Michael [Introduction];Biblio.com

Candide: Or Optimism Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

2005réf. Q-0143039423Penguin Classics 2005-10-25. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback

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Candide: Zadig and Selected Stories

2009réf. Q-0451531159Signet 2009-01-06. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet paperback

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Candide; or Optimism. Translated by Richard Aldington with an Introduction by Anatole Broyard.

1973réf. mon0004229243Limited Editions Club 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0630 11.4173 7.8740. Limited Editions Club hardcover

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Candide; or Optimism. Translated by Richard Aldington with an Introduction by Anatole Broyard

1973réf. mon0000020382Limited Editions Club 1973. Hardcover. Like New. in x in x in. Unread. Limited numbered edition this being book number 179. Signed by the illustrator. No markings in book. Binding is tight. There is a round perhaps bookplate on front free page that has 3 initials. Slipcase as some rubbing to covers and a bump to spine edge. Limited Editions Club hardcover

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Candide; or Optimism

1973réf. WB17070New 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. The Limited Editions Club hardcover

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