VOLTAIRE, FRANçOIS MARIE AROUET — Candide
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. Completed in 1759, 'Candide' has been described as the satire of satires. Translated from the French by Tobias Smollet and with illustrations by Antoni Clavé. --- In full black leather-look cloth-covered boards with gilt decorations on covers & spine, 3 raised spine bands and titling gilt-stamped on spine. All edges gilt, and with grey patterned paper endpapers. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound, unmarked and lacking obvious damages.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [8], 3-155 pages. Fine with no dust jacket .