The English descriptive text is provided by John Scott (author of "A Visit to Paris and "Paris Revisited") and accompanied by a French translation by De La Boissière
a few small rust-coloured marks and minor spotting to the upper margin
commissioned to reflect the nation's mood of patriotism and military endeavour
The plates reproduce details from manuscript versions of the work
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Candide or The Optimist Agatha Christie The English descriptive text isCandide or The Optimist by M. de Voltaire. London: The Folio Society, 1948. Illustrated by Kenneth Hobson. Translated by Henry Morley. 221 134 14 mm. Pp. [iviii], 1135 [136]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [i], 16, 24, 65, 80, 97 and 112). Type: Bodoni. Printed by the Chiswick Press. Bound by Mackay in quarter black buckram, marbled paper boards. Yellow dust jacket printed in black and colour. The plates were printed lithographically from