Search Results: candide by jean francois marie

Random House, 1975. Random House, 1975, 4to, 112 pages. Limited edition of 10,000 copies of which 5,000 are for sale. Book bound in a red cloth, no dust jacket, has custom slip case, illustrations. A little wrinkling to top edge first few pages else book and slipcase very good+ condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Rockwell Kent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Great Neck: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.. 1963. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. F Edition and Printing Not Stated. Paperback. Good. Edition and printing not stated. Good to very good, slight wear to covers. 17 x 25cm. soft cover. 106pp.

New York: The Literary Guild of America, inc., 1929. Cover is bumped, sunned, rubbed with edge wear. Pages are clean and tight. Owners name plate on the feb.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kent, Rockwell. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Libris.

New York: The Literary Guide. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Owner name. Light crease lines in the cloth at front cover corner. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages .

New York: The Literary Guild, 1929. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. ROCKWELL, KENT. Text in English, French. 111 p. illus. 28 cm. Includes Illustrations. Except for a few minor changes in the translation...this edition follows the limited edition published by Random House in...1928.

The Literary Guild, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kent, Rockwell. Faded on edges and spine. Page edges age toned. Clean throughout.

The Literary Guild, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kent, Rockwell. Faded on edges and spine. Page edges age toned. Clean throughout.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Literary Guild. 1929. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. F Edition and Printing Not Stated. H Hard Cover. Good. Edition and printing not stated. Illustrated with b&w head & tail pieces by Rockwell Kent. Good, no dust jacket, Slight fading to spine & edges of covers. 19 x 27. hard cover. 112pp.

NY: Modern Library, 1950. no date given (circa 1950?); dj w/chipping, unclipped price, in mylar;; blue-grey Blumenthal binding w/gilt titles on red; (#47 in series, lists top 322 on dj reverse); 173 clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Frontis. 12 vo ..

New York (Random House), 1930.. 111, (1)pp. Illus. 4to. Silk over boards (spine detached). Printed on specially made paper, this reprint contains all the illustrations by the artist for the Random House limited edition of 1928.

New York: Halcyon House, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First published in 1759, this is Voltaire's most philosophical novel. Dr. Pangloss, tutor to Candide, embodies the optimistic credo, while poor Candide is subject to a long series of disastrous misadventures. Near very good with some light wear and darkening, previous owner's name. Bibliographical note with an additional statement for the Halcyon House edition. Kent illustrations originally appeared in the Random House limited edition of 1928.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1929. 1929, 112pp, illus., top corners slightly bumped, sun fading to spine & cover edges, slight shelfwear to cover, front inner hinge is starting, no dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Rockwell Kent.

Halcyon, 1936. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket . Kent, Rockwell. Candide is a satirical novel published in 1759 that is the best-known work by Voltaire. It is a savage denunciation of metaphysical optimism—as espoused by the German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—that reveals a world of horrors and folly. Throughout the novel Voltaire mercilessly lampoons science, philosophy, religion, government, and literature. A caustic and comic satire of the social ills of its day, Candide’s reflections remain as pertinent now as ever. Rockwell Kent was an American artist best known for his signature, smooth style of landscape painting. Often cited as an early American Modernist, Kent's work focuses on the otherworldly beauty of nature, influenced by Transcendentalism and the mysticism of writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Kent also made numerous extended visits to international areas of isolated wilderness, including Tierra… Read More

New York: Random House. Fine copy in slipcase. 1975. reprint. hardcover. 4to, 111 pp. .

Halcyon House, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Cover sunned spine, very good; no dust jacket. 7 1/4 x 11. 112 pp. B/w illustrations Rockwell Kent, illustrated end papers, red cloth. Originally published 1929 by Random House..

Random House, 1975. Hardcover. Good. 1975. No Edition Remarks. 111 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with beige slipcase. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Slipcase has moderate edgewear with marking to panels and scuffing to edges. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Visible splits and tearing to edges. Marks overall.

Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1959. Illustrated end pages. All illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Former owner's white-out inked name on ffep, else textblock is clean and tight. Binding bumped at spine extremities; Price-clipped dust jacket, numerous chips to front top and bottom edges, tear to head and foot of spine, lightly chipped corners, mylar sleeved. 111p.. Cloth. Very Good/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Rockwell Kent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. New York: Random House, 1975. Facsimile reprint of the 1928 Random House edition. 11.5 x 8 in. 111,[2]pp. Brick red cloth, unworn, near fine condition (tiny faint spot on front cover), in near fine slipcase. ; 11.5 x 8 inches; 113 pages .

NY: Literary Guild, 1929. Book club edition. Kent, Rockwell. 4to, pp. 111. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Cover somewhat soiled and worn, o/w VG.

New York, NY: Literary Guild. FR/No Dustjacket. 1929. ...... Cloth. 8vo., 112 pp., cover badly faded, pages yellowing .