Candide
by Voltaire, Francois
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Leatherette with gilt detailing and a permanent satin ribbon book marker. With the illustrations of Antoni Clave.
Synopsis
Candide, ou l'Optimisme (in French) is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108585
- Title
- Candide
- Author
- Voltaire, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1979
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...