Candide or Optimism
by Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire); trans. Richard Aldington; introd. Paul Morand
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London and New York: Nonesuch Press. (1939). Quarter-cloth clocth-backed patterned boards, colour illus, pp xx, 147. Page 48/49 has offesetting otherwise clean and in near-fine condition, in lightly stained but very good original slipcase. Voltaire's classic philosophical satire (first published 1759), with twenty illustrations in colour. 1st thus. Boards in slip-case.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102611
- Title
- Candide or Optimism
- Author
- Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire); trans. Richard Aldington; introd. Paul Morand
- Illustrator
- Illus. Sylvain Sauvage
- Format/Binding
- Boards in slip-case
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- (1939)
- Keywords
- France, Illustrated, Literature, Philosophy, Satire
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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