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Candidus, or, All for the best : in two parts

Title
Candidus, or, All for the best : in two parts / translated from the French of M. de Voltaire.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication
Edinburgh : Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid, for Alex. Donaldson, 1761.

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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
Description
2 v. ([2], viii, 108; [2], [v]-vi, 58 p.); 18 cm. (12mo)
Alternative Title
  • Candidus
  • All for the best
Subject
Note
  • General t.p. in v. 1 only. Each part has also special t.p.
  • Part 1 is translation of: Candide, ou, L'optimisme.
  • Part 2 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.
  • This 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.
  • Imprint on t.p. of v.2 reads: Edinburgh : Printed in the year, 1761.
  • Signatures: v. 1: pi⁴ (pi2+1) A-I⁶; v. 2: pi² A-D⁶ E⁶ (-E6).
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC (RLIN)
  • Rousseau, A.M. Editions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032)
Provenance (note)
  • John Joachim (autograph, Sept. 9, 1778); Belle Hatch, 1919 E. 89th St., Cleveland, Ohio (autograph); Arthur E. hatch (bookplate, designed by Geraldine R. Hatch).
Binding (note)
  • Contemporary calf; dark red morocco spine label. Bound in 1 v. Front board detached.
Call Number
*KGV 08-488
OCLC
228746523
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Title
Candidus, or, All for the best : in two parts / translated from the French of M. de Voltaire.
Imprint
Edinburgh : Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid, for Alex. Donaldson, 1761.
Indexed In:
ESTC (RLIN), T185968
Rousseau, A.M. Editions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032), 55
Binding
Contemporary calf; dark red morocco spine label. Bound in 1 v. Front board detached. NN
Provenance
John Joachim (autograph, Sept. 9, 1778); Belle Hatch, 1919 E. 89th St., Cleveland, Ohio (autograph); Arthur E. hatch (bookplate, designed by Geraldine R. Hatch).
Local Note
Martin J. Gross Collection.
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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
Joachim, John. Former owner
Hatch, Belle. Former owner
Hatch, Arthur E. Former owner
Martin J. Gross Collection.
Research Call Number
*KGV 08-488
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