Candide, or All for the best.: Translated from the French. With 10 etchings. Exact reprint of the earliest English text printed in Holland by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, founded in Haarlem Anno MDCCII
by VOLTAIRE
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
182pp, 7, octavo, publishers red morocco, gilt raised bands, three gilt nudes by Tice on cover and spine, top edge gilt, floral-like marbled endpapers, this is no. 27 of 250 copies on special deckle-edge Pannekoek paper, 10 coloured etchings by Tice with tissue guards, slight signs of external wear, unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- ROSENBLOOM RARE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4444181
- Title
- Candide, or All for the best.
- Author
- VOLTAIRE
- Illustrator
- Tice, Clara
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bennett Libraries Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...