brown lettering on front and gold on the spine

very small part of dust jacket missing at top part of the spine

stain and ink stamp on front endpapers

Rhode Island August 1896

5 library stamps to the book

F A M De Voltaire - Candide or The Optimist, George Routledge, 1922 Charles Cotton brown lettering on front andF A M De Voltaire Candide or The Optimist, George Routledge, 1922 With Drawings by Alan Odle. Candide, ou l'Optimisme (1759) is a French satire written by Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. The novella is a scathing critique of philosophical optimism, religious hypocrisy, and the horrors of human existence. Hardcover in good condition. Faded boards. Bumped spine ends. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription on endpaper. Foxing to page edges. Tanning to