Pages   1021

5 library stamps to the book

very small part of dust jacket missing at top part of the spine

debossed with flower motif

F A M De Voltaire - Candide or The Optimist, George Routledge, 1922 Charles Cotton Pages 1021F A M De Voltaire Candide or The Optimist, George Routledge, 1922 With Drawings by Alan Odle. Candide, ou l'Optimisme (1759) is a French satire written by Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. The novella is a scathing critique of philosophical optimism, religious hypocrisy, and the horrors of human existence. Hardcover in good condition. Faded boards. Bumped spine ends. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription on endpaper. Foxing to page edges. Tanning to