Voltaire

Candide or the Optimist

Illustrated by Kenneth Hobson Hardcover, London: Folio Society, 1948. Very Good. From the biographical note, "Thence in 1758 he moved to nearby Ferney on French soil. Here he wrote a number of works including Candide, farmed his estate, established a watch-making industry, and kept up an enormous correspondence." Marbled boards. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Normal edge wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Tiny tears on back corners. Light tanning to endpapers and edges of pages. Text is clean. No dust jacket. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages. [Item #73864]

Price: $60.00