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unknown author. Candide ( Illustrated by Rockwell Kent - 1929 ). The Literary Guild New York, 1929.
Price: US$7.36 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback. No dust jacket. Cover edges and corners in good shape, with slight wear. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.
Seller: The Book Corner, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.
Marie, Jean. CANDIDE. Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$9.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: To VG/no DJ blue cloth binding cover slightly faded and worn private library stamp
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. Candide. The Literary Guild, 1929.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Faded on edges and spine. Page edges age toned. Clean throughout.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. Candide. The Literary Guild, 1929.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Faded on edges and spine. Page edges age toned. Clean throughout.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover is bumped, sunned, rubbed with edge wear. Pages are clean and tight. Owners name plate on the feb. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Francoise Marie Arouet De,. Candide. New York: The Literary Guild, 1929., 1929.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto, hardcover, Decorative blue cloth with silver stars and lettering on cover. spine sunned else VG. No dj. No marks or writing. Pages beginning to tan at edges. Introduction by Charles Merrill, 1929. 112 pp., First published in 1759 in France, and published by Random House in 1928 in English with Kent's illustrations reproduced here. Includes Crofts Classics laid in, edited by Torrey, 115 pp.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. CANDIDE. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
VOLTAIRE, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. CANDIDE. Literary Guild, NY, 1929.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, pp. 111. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Cover somewhat soiled and worn, o/w VG.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Literary Guild. FR/No Dustjacket. 1929. . Cloth. 8vo., 112 pp., cover badly faded, pages yellowing .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Voltaire. Candide. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Condition VERY GOOD: spine sunned, ownership label.
Seller: Manning's Books & Prints, ABAA, Pacifica, CA, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De) Littell, Philip Ed. Candide. Literary Guild, NY, 1929.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: resetting of the 1928 Random House edition for Guild members; 110 b/w illustrations by Rockwell Kent. bibliogrpahic statement by Charles Edmund Merrill, Jr; dj w/chipping, large piece of backpanel missing, in mylar; pulled front ihnge; 112 clean, unmarked pages, litelyh toned Size: 4 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
. Candide. Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Fine in good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper browned and rubbed. Chipped on bottom cover. Two tears on either side of cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
VOLTAIRE, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Small 4to. Blue cloth with silver lettering, dust jacket. 111pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/good plus. Brodarted jacket edgeworn and rubbed, with edge chips on rear panel, but complete and overall appealing. Tight and lovely reprint edition, which front jacket touts as "A resetting of the Random House limited edition."
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929 edition from the Literary Guild of America, with Rockwell Kent illustrations. Wrapped dust jacket has chipped edges, and is toned and foxed. Blue cloth boards have light wear. Binding is good. Pages are clean and unmarked, with toning. 111 pages. LO
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
VOLTAIRE, Jean Francois Marie Arouet. Candide. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. A resetting of the limited edition Random House edition. Quarto. 112pp. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Front hinge cracked, cloth edges lightly faded, else very good in a good only dustwrapper with edges chipped and torn with tape repair.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 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 .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide. The Literary Guild - New York, 1929.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth on boards with stamped silver gilt lettering to front with starts and an eagle in silver gilt as well.Silver gilt to spine somewhat faded. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws and markings other than some sunning to the board edges and spine. A resetting of the limited 1928 Random House edition made under the supervision of the Pynson Printers of New York for distribution in December 1929 to the subscribing members of the Literary Guild of America. Beautiful illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout.
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
VOLTAIRE, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. CANDIDE. The Literary Guild, NY, 1929.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (USA) First Trade Owner's bookplate. no markings, the page edges have yellowed slightly, the cover has faded at the spine and around the edges slightly, hinges are solid, Good used copy; no Dj. This is the first trade edition of this book after a limited edition by Random House in te Spring of 1928. 28 x 18.5 cm, blue cloth with title in silver, plain endpapers, 112pp. All of Rockwell Kent illustrations in line are in this edition. (2.0 JM LVR 202/b1 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. CANDIDE. Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$29.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Wear to extremities. Bookplate. Boards sunned and slightly bowed. Binding a bit loose ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Voltaire. Candide. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$29.97 + shipping
Description: Blue cloth boards with silver stamped design and lettering. 111 pp. Illustrations. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Translation by Richard Aldington. VG- light interior and exterior discoloration. some scuffing and scratching to boards. light corner and edge wear to boards.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Voltaire. CANDIDE. The Literary Guild, New York, New York, 1929.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: In excellent baby blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering; endpapers have very faint minimal foxing, otherwise contents are crisp and clean. Book is covered in a very lightly worn jacket. An attractive vintage copy.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. Candide. The Literary Guild of America, New York, 1929.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A resetting of the limited Random house Edition for subscribing members of the Literary Guild 1929. Complete bibliographical notes by Charles Edmund Merrill, Jr. Kent's illustrations on every page.
Seller: Eyrie House Books, Tyngsboro, MA, U.S.A.
KENT, Rockwell (illus.). CANDIDE.. Literary Guild, 1929.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publishers blue cloth, titles and decoration in silver; bit of aging to pages else VERY GOOD, free of any former owner markings. Hurt dust wrapper with pieces lacking from spine, large piece off rear panel.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: Original blue cloth with title and decoration in silner, quarto, (112) pp, illustrations and decorations by Rockwell Kent. Literary Guild newsletter "Wings" Volume 3, No. 12, December 1929 laid in. This is a reprint of the Random House edition of Candide illustrated by Rockwell Kent - the first book to bear the Random House imprint - was published the previous year. Some fading to covers, jacket somewhat darkened, else about very good Resetting of the Random House limited edition.
Seller: Chanticleer Books, ABAA, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.
Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De. Candide. The Literary Guild, 1929.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Designed and set for Members of The Literary Guild. In the rare dust jacket. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket has a 2" gently closed tear at the top inside corner, protected by a Brodart archival Mylar jacket cover. A tight, clean and attractive copy.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: BEAUTIFUL ROCKWELL KENT ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT COPY OF WINGS MAGAZINE FROM DECEMBER 1929 WITH ROCKWELL KENT COVER AND ARTICLE LAID IN SOLID CLEAN AND VERY BRIGHT UNMARKED BOUND IN BLUE WITH PERFECT SILVER LETTERING AND SQUARE CORNERS JACKET VERY MUCH INTACT WITH SOME SOILING SUNFADE TO BACK AND SEVERAL MEDUIUM SIZE CLOSED TEARS
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
. Wings: Literary Guild of America, Inc., December 1929. New York: Literary Guild of America, 1929.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Approx. 5 in. x 7 ½ in. 20-page pamphlet with b/w illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Stapled. Short reviews on Rockwell Kent and his illustrations for "Candide"; on Hemingway's "Farewell to Arms;" Aldous Huxley's "Do What You Will"; and others.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$42.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 111 Pp. 1929 Literary Guild Issue Of The First Book Published By Random House (1928), Illustrated Throughout By Rockwell Kent, In The Decorated Dust Jacket. Book With Light Signs Of Use, Faded 1/4" At Top And Bottom Of Spine Where Dj Was Chipped Away; Previous Owner's Name Partly Under Front Flap. Dj Chipped 1/4" At Top And Bottom Of Spine, Very Light Chipping At Edges, Splitting At Vertical Edges, But No Loss Of Lettering Or Design. (With) Wings, The Literary Guild Newsletter That Accompanied The Book.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 111 pages. 29 x 19.5 cm. Trade edition of the 1928 publication. Orig. dark salmon cloth front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine in ragged dust wrapper
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$54.88 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New York: Literary Guild, 1929. Hardcover. This satire on Leibniz's philosophy of optimistic determinism remains Voltaire's best-known work. The blue cloth covers of this nearly 100 year old book are in a poor state with a darkened spine and a stain on the back. However the paper and all the rich creations by ROCKWELL KENT are splendid bright no age toning to the paper no tears or unwanted marks no foxing. 111 pages. The Random House logo originated with this lovely drawing of a house by a lake by Rockwell.
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.24 + shipping
Description: Quart. Mit Anfangsvignette, illustriertem Titel, ganzseitig illustriertem Impressum (verso Titel) sowie zahlreichen Textillustrationen und Schmuckinitialen. , 111,(7) S. Orig.-Leineneinband mit Vorderdeckelillustration sowie Rückenbeschriftung. Die im Jahre 1759 zuerst anonym erschienene Novelle 'Candide' ist als eine satirische Abrechnung Voltaires mit der in seinen Augen realitätsfernen zeitgenössischen Philosophie sowie mit den Mißständen der herrschenden Klassen zu sehen. Dem Postulat, das Gott als Vollendeter wohl "die beste aller Welten" geschaffen hat, setzt er nicht zuletzt vor dem Hintergrund des Erdbebens von Lissabon im Jahre 1755 und des Elends des Siebenjährigen Krieges (1756 - 1763) beißenden Spott und Pessimismus entgegen. - Der Kritiker Carl van Doren hebt die Illustrationen des Malers und Illustrators Rockwell Kent (1882 - 1971) besonders hervor und stellt fest, daß die im vorliegenden Band gewählte Bildersprache Kents dem "altehrwürdigen und berühmten Stoff" der Novelle "Candide" eine moderne und ebenso berühmte Interpretation zur Seite stellt. Besonders Kents Textillustrationen sind gekennzeichnet durch einen "feinen Strich", der eine sehr hintergründige Ironie vermittelt. Die Schmuckinitialen sind von großem ästhetischen Reiz: Figuren - ebenfalls mit dem sparsamen Federstrich ausgearbeitet - "ranken" um den jeweiligen Anfangsbuchstaben. Seine sogenannten "paragraph designs" im Text sind eine weitere Besonderheit: in ihrer klaren Formensprache und großen Schlichtheit gliedern sie den Text und unterstützen die Typographie von Lucian Bernhard, dessen Schriftstile für Kaffee Haag, Pelikan und die Zündkerze von Bosch noch heute einem größeren Publikum bekannt sind. Beide - die "paragraph desings" und die Lettern - wurden in der im Jahre 1837 gegründeten Bauerschen Gießerei in Frankfurt a.M. gegossen. - The Literary Guild.- Weitere Bilder finden Sie auf unserer Internetseite Riemberg Antiquariat.- Einband insbesondere am Rücken berieben; Rücken aufgehellt; Einbanddeckel mit Lichtrand; Ecken, Kanten und Kapitale etwas bestoßen; Seiten etwas gebräunt.
Seller: terrahe.oswald, Gangkofen, Germany
Kent, Rockwell [Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire]. Candide. The Literary Guild New York 1929, 1929.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy tall octavo 11pp., illusts., A resetting of the limited edition with these illustrations which was published by Random House a year earlier and is regarded as one of the landmarks of the American illustrated book. Random House commissioned Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) to illustrate Voltaire's Candide as the first book under its imprint. Light spots to unclipped dust jacket o/w a nice copy
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Voltaire. Candide. The Literary Guild, New York, 1929.
Price: US$154.59 + shipping
Description: Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus. Apicaresque satire by Voltaire, considered his magnum opus.Candide was both a great success and great scandal; It was immediately banned after its original secret publication in 1759 due to it containing religious blasphemy, political sedition, and intellectual hostility. Today, it is praised for its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition.This edition is illustrated in text by American painter Rockwell Kent, a resetting of the limited Random House edition.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, light bumping and fading to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and generally smart with minor shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine and extremities, age toning to wraps and spine, minor loss and chipping to rear wrap, tape repaired internally to wraps, visible to externals. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$176.65 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 112 pp., with many illus. Original blue cloth, d.j.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Voltaire. Candide. Random House, New York, 1929.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire. Rockwell Kent, illustrator. Candide. New York: Random House, 1929. Limited edition, No. 1,408 of 1,470 copies. Signed by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. 111pp. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Publisher's cream-colored pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, patterned endleaves. . Spine slightly darkened and leaning; lightly rubbed and darkened to boards. Very good. Limited edition, No. 1,408 of 1,470 copies.
Seller: InkQ Rare Books, LLC, Addison, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Near Fine hardcover in Fair/Good dustjacket
Seller: Karl Books, Alpharetta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1929 SIGNED Candide VOLTAIRE Enlightenment Philosophy ROCKWELL KENT Illustrated Candide by Voltaire is a seminal work of the Enlightenment, first published in 1759, is a satirical novella that follows the protagonist, Candide, as he transitions from naive optimism to pragmatic realism after facing numerous hardships. The work critiques societal institutions like religion and philosophy, particularly Leibnizian optimism, leading to its initial banning. However, its insightful exploration of the human experience has since made it a cornerstone of Western literature. This rare edition is enhanced by the Art Deco illustrations of the renowned American artist, Rockwell Kent. Item number: #41329 Price: $499 VOLTAIRE, Jean François-Marie Arouet de; KENT, Rockwell (Illus.); [ALDINGTON, Richard (Transl.)]; [MERRILL, Charles Edmund (Contrib.)] Candide. New York: The Literary Guild, 1929. Signed Limited edition Details: Collation: Complete o 111, [1] o Illustrated throughout Provenance: o Illustrator signature Rockwell Kent o Handwritten Marie A. Murphy Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Grey cloth Size: ~11in X 7.5in (28cm x 18.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 41329 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.