Candide, Or, Optimism by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire Richard Aldington
1939. No Edition Remarks. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards with cloth to spine. Brown slipcase. Colour illustrated plates. Minor foxing and noticeable tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Noticeable staining to hinges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened. Slipcase is moderately scuffed and torn with heavy chipping and splitting to joints.