Candide
by Voltaire
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). The novella 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 tutor, Pangloss.
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- 1929
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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New York: The Literary Guild , 1929. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 11" by 7.5". Rockwell Kent . Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus. A picaresque satire by Voltaire, considered his magnum opus. Candide was both a great success and great scandal; It was immediately banned after its original secret publication in 1759… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed with some minor loss to gold spine title, jacket presents well in a protector but i
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- 1930
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NY: The Modern Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed with some minor loss to gold . spine title, jacket presents well in a protector but is chipped, stained, . and soiled.. 1930. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown balloon cloth with purple topstain. xiii, 236 pages + 5 page Modern Library titles list. Introduction by Phillip Littell. ML… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by VOLTAIRE
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S.l.n.é. [Londres], [Hoberkon pour Jean Nourse], 1759. 1 vol. (105 x 165 mm) de 299 p. et [1] f. Maroquin rouge foncé, dos à nerfs orné de filets à froid, titre doré, date en pied, tranches dorées, doublures de maroquin bleu encadré du même maroquin rouge, large dentelle d'encadrement dorée, étui bordé, double filet sur les coupes (reliure signée de… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1929. Hardcover. VG- light interior and exterior discoloration. some scuffing and scratching to boards. light corner and edge wear to boards.. Blue cloth boards with silver stamped design and lettering. 111 pp. Illustrations. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Translation by Richard Aldington. Item Price
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CANDIDE
by VOLTAIRE
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NEW YORK: BOOK COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC., 1930 NICE LOOKING GREEN BOOK WITH GOLD PRINT SPINE. NO MARKINGS INTERNALLY, NICE FRONTISPIECE ARTWORK. TIGHT AND IN GOOD CONDITION. A satiric novel, set in various Old and New World countries during the mid-eighteenth century; published in French in 1759, in English in 1759. An innocent young man travels the world in search of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire with an Introduction by Philip Littell
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- Used - minor wear to the extremities else a very good bright copy lacking the d.j. -- see scan
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- 1918
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Boni & Liveright, The Modern Library [#47.1], 1918. First as such. Hardcover. minor wear to the extremities else a very good bright copy lacking the d.j. -- see scan. Toledano spine #1 / catalogue C4 [50 titles] / marbled endpapers / limp brown leatherette.
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CANDIDE [ROCKWELL KENT]
by Voltaire
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- 1936
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N Y: Halcyon House,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Set in Grammond type in a limited edition of 1,928. . Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- New
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- pp. 128
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- Papeback
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- 0553211668
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Random House , pp. 128 . Papeback. New. Item Price
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Candide (French Edition)
by Voltaire
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- 2266029266
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Pocket / Lire et voir les classiques. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Owner's name on inside. French edition. Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- Trade paperback
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- 2266029266
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Derwood, Maryland, USA
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Paris: Pocket. Trade paperback. Fine.. Text in French. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. . Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire (François Marie Arouet)
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- Later edition
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- 1930
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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New York: Williams, Belasco, and Meyers [1930], 1930. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [4], 7-144 pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine, gold decoration on the front board. Price of $7.50 on the front panel of the dust jacket. With six full-page illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. With the glassine dustwrapper. Included… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide [Modern Library No. 47.1]
by VOLTAIRE
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- Used - Light soiling to covers, else near fine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright. Lacking dust jacket.
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- Early ML Printing
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- 1925
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Asheville, North Carolina, USA
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£50.59
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. Early ML Printing. Hardcover. Light soiling to covers, else near fine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright. Lacking dust jacket.. 16mo. 4.25 x 6.625 in. viii, [ii], 347 pp. + adverts. ML Binding Style 3, dark brown 'limp croft leather' (leatherette), with gothic Boni & Liveright device in black on… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANDIDE
by Voltaire
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- Limp cover
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Talent, Oregon, USA
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New York [1918]: Boni and Liveright, Inc.. Limp cover. A MODERN LIBRARY book with dark green imatation leather limp covers. Gilt title on spine and decoration on front cover.173 pages including introduction by Philip Littell and notes in back. Light tone to pages. A very good plus copy.
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- new
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- 0140440046
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North Saanich, British Columbia, CAN
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Candide by Voltaire brand new condition paperback from Penguin Classics. Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire (François-Marie dArouet)
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- Facsimile; First Printing
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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Williamsville, New York, USA
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New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Facsimile; First Printing. Hardcover. Slipcase has slight wear to the corners at the opening, wear across the head end of the spine, and more wear and a short paper split at the tail end. Faint soil and an ink line on the bottom surface.; Written in 1762,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Hardcover with slipcase box, published by The Nonesuch Press. Classic French satire first published in 1759, the story of Candide, the optimist who eventually becomes disillusioned with society after witnessing and experiencing hardships. Translated by Richard Adlington, illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage - a total of twenty illustrations. 147 pages, 6-3/4" X 10-1/4". Edition is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire; illustrated by Rockwell Kent
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- Used - near fine
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- First Edition
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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Palm Springs, California, USA
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New York: Random House, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. near fine. Spectacular hand-colored edition of Candide (1 of 95), issued to celebrate the inauguration of Bennett Cerf's new company, Random House. The logo for Random House, used to this day, comes from the final illustration in the book, by Rockwell Kent, depicting an idealized country home filled with the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Candide
by Voltaire (Author); Lowell Bair (Translated by); Andre Maurois (With an Appreciation by)
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- Used - Good
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- Bantam Classic Edition/1st Printing
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- 1981
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 0553210289
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The Bronx, New York, USA
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£8.03
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Toronto, ON, Canada, New York & London: A Bantam Classic/Bantam Books, 1981. Bantam Classic Edition/1st Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. Sheilah Beckett (Illustrated by). 122 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Fore edge of front cover slightly torn. Slightly creased and slanted spine. Light… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANDIDE
by VOLTAIRE
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- Used - Fine in close to Fine slipcase
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- First Edition
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- 1949
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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£25.13
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New York: Hermitage House, 1949. First Edition. Fine in close to Fine slipcase. Sydney Joseph. Decorated boards. Voltaire's classic with mildly erotic illustrations by Sydney Joseph. One of 1500 copies, this copy not numbered as apparently many were not.
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Candide
by Voltaire
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- Used - Good
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- 1918
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- Paperback
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Haddon Heights, New Jersey, USA
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£12.04
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Boni and Liveright, 1918. Paperback. Good. Boni and Liveright, 1918. Unknown Binding. Book Condition: Good.No DJ. A softcover copy with a navy blue cloth cover. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean but yellowed. Corners are bumped. No dust jacket. Previous owners name and writing on blank and title pages. Text is clean and unmarked. Great… Read more about this item Item Price
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