VOLTAIRE, M DE. — Candide or The Optimist.

London: The Folio Society, 1948. "This biting satire, which was written largely as an attack on the fanatical intolerance of 18th Century France, remains both timeless and timely in its living thought." Pp.136, coloour frontispiece + 6 further colour illustrations by Kenneth Hobson, owner's name to front free endpaper. Black cloth spine wiiith green marbled paper-covered boards, yellow illustrated dustwrapper slightly dulled to spine with wear to top and tail of spine. Scarce in this edition. VG/G+.