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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

318 - VOLTAIRE. Candide, or The Optimist.
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Estimate €120 - €180
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Description
VOLTAIRE. Candide, or The Optimist. Paris, Crès et Cie – ‘Les Maîtres du livre’ series, 1913. In-4, full red coarse-grained morocco, ribbed spine, inner border adorned with a rich gilded frame, gilded fillet on the edges, guilloché headbands, gilded head, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved. Binding by Louis Guétary. 300 pp., frontispiece portrait, headpieces and tailpieces. A delightful deluxe edition. One of 1,240 numbered copies on tinted Rives paper (no. 1073). An excellent copy in a beautifully crafted signed full binding.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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