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CANDIDE or OPTIMISM
by Voltaire
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket, as issued
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket, as issued. Sylvain Sauvage. Full grey-brown leather with gilt ornaments on front & back cover, gilt title & ornaments to spine, with 2 raised bands, orange ribbon page marker and orange moire endpapers. Quarto, 9 ¾" tall. Smyth sewn binding, all edges gilt, no markings or bookplates. Pages are bright and fresh, textblock is tight.There is a tiny bit of missing gilding on the lower part of the fore edge. A handsome book in Fine condition. Collector's edition. Suitable as a gift. This book is from the Easton Press'"The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. First thus. Translated by Richard Aldington "Candide" is a satire first published in 1759. It is the story of a young man leading a sheltered life, being schooled in optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss. The protagonist loses his sheltered life, experiences hardships, and becomes disillusioned. Life leads him to a philosophy of pragmatism.
Synopsis
Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a happier place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and many generations have found that its laughter does not grow old.
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- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115413
- Title
- CANDIDE or OPTIMISM
- Author
- Voltaire
- Illustrator
- Sylvain Sauvage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 131
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics
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- Spine
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- 1st Thus
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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