VOLTAIRE.
Candide ou l'Optimiste. Illustrations by Brunelleschi. BRUNELLESCHI ILLUSTRATIONS: 3000 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Gibert Jeune, Paris,, [1952]. 8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with title in red and black, coloured title-vignette, and 16 fine coloured plates and 23 illustrations in monochrome by Brunelleschi; handsomely bound in brown crushed half morocco, marbled boards, back with four raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, yellow silk marker, bevelled edges, uncut, ORIGINAL COLOURED AND ILLUSTRATED WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. EDITION LIMITED TO 3000 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 2293).
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