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UsedGood. Moderate scuffs and smudges on the slipcase. Spine of book has some fading. Pages and text are in good condition. Binding is solid!

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

New York: Hermitage House, 1949. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. Sydney Joseph. Small 4to, clothbacked boards; bookplate of Vincent Strangio, top corner bumped, water spot on rear cover at bottom. You'll want to re-read this classic just to enjoy the saucy monochromatic illustrations by Sydney Joseph. This copy is number 978 of 1500 examples. Joseph did a number of cover illustrations for the Conde Nast syndicate.

Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1950s. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages, prelims, and a little bit on cover edges. Date inscribed on front pastedown (1977). No markings on text pages or major defects. Covers in VG condition otherwise.; Color Illustrations; 156 pages .

London: The Folio Society, 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kenneth Hobson. First edition thus. octavo hardback. 146 pp. Coilour illustrated Good condition.No inscriptions

New York, NY: Literary Guild. Good/Good. 1929. ........ Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 112 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, chipped, toned, page toning, writing on ffe, front hinge weak .

New York: Hermitage House, 1949. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. Sydney Joseph. Small 4to, clothbacked boards. You'll want to re-read this classic just to enjoy the saucy monochromatic illustrations by Sydney Joseph. This copy is an unnumbered copy. Joseph did a number of cover illustrations for the Conde Nast syndicate.

New York: Random House, 1928. 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 111 Pp. #1159 Of 1450 Copies, The First Book Published By Random House, Illustrated Throughout By Rockwell Kent And Signed By Him On The Limitation Page. Binding And Gilt With Light Wear, Spine Gilt Mostly Worn Away But Title Very Clear, Some Browning Along Spine, Tiny Frays At Corners Of Spine, Contents Fine.