Candide, ou l'Optimisme by François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire - 1933

Limited edition: #2265 of only 2500 copies comprising the first Bruneschelli edition (which is larger than the later Brunelleschi editions). Paper wraps with illustration to front and spine. Wraps protected in mylar. There are 16 hors texte pochoir plates, and 23 black culs-de-lampe throughout. French text throughout. Pages bright and clean. Previous owner's name written small to top of first free page, otherwise no markings. Creases to spine (see image). 164 pp., [i]. 8 x 10 1/2 inches.