Candide (Signed by Rockwell Kent)
by de Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet (1694-1778)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Bound in coarse ivory cloth with gilt embossed titles, rules, and illustration on upper board, title and ornaments on spine, dec
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1522
- Title
- Candide (Signed by Rockwell Kent)
- Author
- de Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet (1694-1778)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards. Quarto. 111 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in coarse ivory cloth with gilt embossed titles, rules, and illustration on upper board, title and ornaments on spine, dec
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, #1223 of 1470
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- publishing, random house, limited editions, book collecting, signed books, rockwell kent
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...