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Candidus, or, All for the best

Title
Candidus, or, All for the best / newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire ; in two parts.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication
London : Sold by D. Jackson, R. Dapier, J. Thompson, A. Bland, and W. Stanton, 1779.

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TextRestricted use *KGV (Voltaire. Candide. English. 1779) 00-175Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Thorel de Campigneulles, Charles-Claude-Florent de, 1737-1809.
  • Du Laurens, Henri-Joseph, 1719-1797.
  • Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Description
207, [1] p.; 18 cm. (12mo)
Alternative Title
  • Candidus
  • All for the best
Subject
Note
  • Part I is translation of: Candide, ou, L'optimisme. Based on a translation first published: Edinburgh : Printed by Sands, Donaldson, Murray and Cochran for A. Donaldson, 1759. Cf. Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121), 123.
  • Part II (p. [137]-207) is translation of the spurious continuation, Candide, ou, L'optimisme. Seconde partie. Generally attributed to C.-C.-F.de Thorel de Campigneulles; also attributed to Henri-Joseph du Laurens. Cf. article by J. Rustin in Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century, v. 90 (1972), p. 1395-1416. Based on a translation first published Edinburgh, 1761.
  • Signatures: A-H¹² I⁸.
  • Woodcut t.p. ornament; ornamental head- and tailpieces.
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC (RLIN)
Provenance (note)
  • *KGV copy: Martin J. Gross Collection; Wm. Byng (autograph, dated Sept. 1781, on free front endpaper).
Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Candide. English. 1779) 00-175
OCLC
NYPG01-B3581
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Title
Candidus, or, All for the best / newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire ; in two parts.
Imprint
London : Sold by D. Jackson, R. Dapier, J. Thompson, A. Bland, and W. Stanton, 1779.
Indexed In:
ESTC (RLIN) N26537
Provenance
*KGV copy: Martin J. Gross Collection; Wm. Byng (autograph, dated Sept. 1781, on free front endpaper).
Local Note
Binding: Contemporary calf, gilt.
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Added Author
Thorel de Campigneulles, Charles-Claude-Florent de, 1737-1809. Candide. Seconde partie. English.
Du Laurens, Henri-Joseph, 1719-1797. Attributed name
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide.
Byng, William. Former owner
Martin J. Gross Collection. NN
Research Call Number
*KGV (Voltaire. Candide. English. 1779) 00-175
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