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251 - [HAUG] – VOLTAIRE – Candide, or Optimism.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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[HAUG] – VOLTAIRE – Candide, or Optimism. Strasbourg, Collection de la Vie en Alsace, 1929; quarto, 169 pp., publisher’s binding designed for the work by the illustrator in full brown morocco, spine decorated with five raised bands, covers decorated with a broad fillet, gilt head, original cover preserved. 1 volume. Copy number 45 (375 copies in total). With illustrations by Balthasar Haug, supplemented by two ex-libris designs for Mr and Mrs Hertz, three drawings from the illustrator’s sketchbooks, and an ink drawing dedicated to Mr and Mrs Hertz.
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About the sale Antiquarian and modern books
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Auction time 06/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
Lot description modified on 06/18/2026 at 9:41 AM
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