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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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