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Voltaire, Works, Romances, Candide, Ignorant Philosopher ++ 1940s

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Voltaire, Works, Romances, Candide, Ignorant Philosopher ++ 1940s

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"The Best Known Works of Voltaire. Complete Romances, including 'Candide' and 'The Ignorant Philosopher'. Published by Literary Classics, New York, undated, 1940s.

Hard boards, original publisher's dark-lue cloth, gilt lettering and decorations on spine [some wear: see photos]; 5.1/2" x 8"; 370 pages, slightly bent last c.10 pages, very good condition.

Contents:

Zadig, or Fate
The Princess of Babylon
The White Bull
Candide
The Huron, or Pupil of Nature
Micromegas
The World as It Goes
The Black and The White
Memnon, the Philosopher
Andre Des Touches At Siam
The Blind Pensioners at Quinze Vingt
Bababec
A Conversation with a Chinese
Platoâ€™s Dream
An Adventure in India
Jeannot and Colin
The Travels of Scarmentado
The Good Brahmin
The Two Comforters
Ancient Faith and Fable
The Study of Nature
The Man of Forty Crowns
The Sage and the Atheist
The Ignorant Philosopher

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