CANDIDE By Voltaire 1928 Limited Edition SIGNED and Illustrated By Rockwell Kent 4585289052


Voltaire, Candide, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Signed

is a facsimile of the first book ever released under the Random House colophon. It includes the timeless illustrations by Rockwell Kent, a twentieth-century artist whose wit and genius serve as a counterpart and compliment to Voltaire's. Read more


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Quantity: 1 Add to Basket 111, (1)pp. Illus. 4to. Silk over boards (spine detached). Printed on specially made paper, this reprint contains all the illustrations by the artist for the Random House limited edition of 1928. Candide [Illustrated by Rockwell Kent] Voltaire Published by Halcyon House, 1936


Candide by Voltaire Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Random House 1975 Slipcase eBay

Rockwell Kent Illustrated "Candide" by Voltaire and More | EBTH 1 / 9 1 View all items from Bohemian Living sale Rockwell Kent Illustrated "Candide" by Voltaire and More Fiction Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Ephemera Ended September 5th 2023 @ 8:36pm EST Winning Bid $26 6 Bid s Item Details Condition


Candide by Voltaire Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Random House 1975 Slipcase eBay

Candide Hardcover - January 1, 1929 by Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (Author), Rockwell Kent (Illustrator) 4.3 4,990 ratings See all formats and editions Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds."


Candide cover by Rockwell Kent Unkee E. Flickr

After Candide kisses the hand of the Baron's daughter, Lady Cunegonde, he is literally kicked out of the castle. Then, after being penniless and dying of hunger, he is rescued by two men in blue who say that Candide is a well built young man who is just the right height. They put him into the army of the Bulgars.


CANDIDE by Kent, Rockwell; Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de (1929) Kay Craddock

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. Candide: Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.


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Image size 5" x 2-1/8". Rockwell Kent's stamp in lower right corner. Candide was the very first book published by Random House in an edition of 1470 copies printed on imported French paper, 95 of which were hand colored by four different artists working under Kent's supervision.


CANDIDE JEAN FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE 1929 HC ILLUS BY ROCKWELL KENT Cool art, Art

Friday, January 20, 2023 to Sunday, May 7, 2023 In March 1935, Nelson Doubleday of the publishers Doubleday, Doran & Company, an affiliate of Garden City, approached noted American artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent to provide illustrations for their forthcoming volume of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.


Candide, Voltaire, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent 'Signed and Numbered', 1928 Rockwell kent

Free shipping Within U.S.A. Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Hardcover. Condition: POOR. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library.


Voltaire, Candide, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Signed

5 proof prints : 1 illustration ; 12 x 19 cm 1 letter (1 page) ; 28 x 22 cm Arranged in sequence as published, in 3 boxes 1927 The collection consists of the full set of 82 original drawings made by Rockwell Kent to illustrate Voltaire's Candide (New York: Random House, 1928).


CANDIDE; Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire / Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Jean Francois

Consists of drawings, prints, printing plates, and fabrics created by Rockwell Kent, as well as ephemera related to his work. The collection includes illustrations published in All Men Are Enemies, Architec-tonics, Basket of Poses, Beowulf, Bridge of San Luis Rey, Candide, Candy, Canterbury Tales, Dreams and Derisions, Erewhon, Harper's Weekly, Moby Dick, N by E, New York Sunday Tribune, Rollo.


Candide, Voltaire, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent 'Signed and Numbered', 1928 For Sale at 1stdibs

New York: The Literary Guild , 1929. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 11" by 7.5". Rockwell Kent . Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus. A picaresque satire by Voltaire, considered his…


Rockwell Kent Archive Ken Lopez Bookseller

Unpublished Illustration for "Candide" Rockwell Kent (American, Tarrytown, New York 1882-1971 Plattsburgh, New York). Rockwell Kent (American, Tarrytown, New York 1882-1971 Plattsburgh, New York) 1919. Fox Island from the North, as we first saw it (recto); Fragment of a mountain landscape with overhanging clouds (verso)


Candide by Voltaire (Rockwell Kent Illustrations) Hardcover 1975 from AARDWOLF Fine Books

The small multiple is a navigation device for accessing the rare illustrations from 1928 by Rockwell Kent - Random House had commissioned the great American artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) to illustrate Voltaire's Candide as the first book under its imprint. Posted by Matt at 23:20


CANDIDE By Voltaire 1928 Limited Edition SIGNED and Illustrated By Rockwell Kent 4585289052

US$ 4.49 Shipping Within U.S.A. Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). 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. Ex-Libris. Candide Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De


Rockwell Kent / Candide by Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1928 eBay

The Graphic Arts Collection is fortunate to hold the metal relief blocks for the paragraph capitals designed by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) for Candide by Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778). Kent created a full alphabet although only a few blocks were used in the final publication.