Contemporary copy of Candide, ou, L’optimisme, dating to c.1771
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CMV35113
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MA 8654, ‘Candide, ou, L’optimisme, traduit de l’Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph : manuscript copy, 1771 [or later].’
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Contemporary copy of Candide, ou, L’optimisme, dating to c.1771
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of Candide, ou, L’optimisme, dating to c.1771.
Detailed Summary:
A manuscript copy of Voltaire’s Candide which derives from a printed edition as it features a copy of the title page, date, running titles, and signatures.
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Physical Description
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322 pp.
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Height: 172 mm
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Bound in brown calf. The spine is tooled in gilt.
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There are fourteen full-page illustrations at the end of the volume made in pen and ink. They largely depict landscapes which feature castles, trees, and figures.
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History
Date:
c.1771
Ownership:
Owned by Gordon N. Ray.
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Provenance:
Bequeathed to the Morgan Library by Gordon N. Ray in 1987.
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