Candide or Optimism

Voltaire [author]; Smollett, Tobias [translated by]; Barnes, Julian [introduction by]; Blake, Quentin [illustrations by]

Verlag: London The Folio Society 2011, 2011

Beschreibung

Limited to 1000 copies. 205 pp. Octavo. Hardcover. Bound in full maroon Nigerian goatskin leather blocked with a design by the artist. Gilt letters on the spine. All edges trimmed, top edge gilt. Signed and numbered by the artist on the publishing info page. Black and white illustrations in text and numerous full page colour plates. Tight binding, internally clean and unmarked. Housed in the original slipcase, bound in gray paper covers, gilt designs by the artist. Very faint signs of sunning on the slipcase. Overall in excellent condition, fine copy in near fine slipcase. "Candide, ou l'Optimisme was first published in France in 1759. Tobias Smollett's translation formed part of his thirty-five-volume edition of the works of Voltaire, which was published between 1761 and 1765. This Folio Society edition follows the first edition, with minor emendations." Copy #295 of 1000. Including publisher's prospectus. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 144459

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Candide or Optimism

Verlag: London The Folio Society 2011

Erscheinungsdatum: 2011

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1. Auflage