Candide, Voltaire, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent 'Signed and Numbered', 1928 Rockwell kent


CANDIDE by Kent, Rockwell; Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de (1929) Kay Craddock

After Candide kisses the hand of the Baron's daughter, Lady Cunegonde, he is literally kicked out of the castle. Then, after being penniless and dying of hunger, he is rescued by two men in blue who say that Candide is a well built young man who is just the right height. They put him into the army of the Bulgars.


Voltaire, Candide, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Signed

New York: The Literary Guild , 1929. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 11" by 7.5". Rockwell Kent . Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus. A picaresque satire by Voltaire, considered his…


Candide, Voltaire, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent 'Signed and Numbered', 1928 For Sale at 1stdibs

5 proof prints : 1 illustration ; 12 x 19 cm 1 letter (1 page) ; 28 x 22 cm Arranged in sequence as published, in 3 boxes 1927 The collection consists of the full set of 82 original drawings made by Rockwell Kent to illustrate Voltaire's Candide (New York: Random House, 1928).


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Candide, Voltaire, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent 'Signed and Numbered', 1928 Rockwell kent

Random House commissioned Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) to illustrate Voltaire's Candide as the first book under its imprint. Light spots to unclipped dust jacket o/w a nice copy. Candide: Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.


CANDIDE; Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire / Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Jean Francois

The small multiple is a navigation device for accessing the rare illustrations from 1928 by Rockwell Kent - Random House had commissioned the great American artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) to illustrate Voltaire's Candide as the first book under its imprint. Posted by Matt at 23:20


CANDIDE JEAN FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE 1929 HC ILLUS BY ROCKWELL KENT Cool art, Art

Free shipping Within U.S.A. Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Hardcover. Condition: POOR. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library.


Voltaire, Candide, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Signed

1928 Not on view Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded. Artwork Details Overview Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Title: Unpublished Illustration for "Candide" Artist: Rockwell Kent (American, Tarrytown, New York 1882-1971 Plattsburgh, New York) Date: 1928 Medium: Lithograph


Candide by Voltaire Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Random House 1975 Slipcase eBay

is a facsimile of the first book ever released under the Random House colophon. It includes the timeless illustrations by Rockwell Kent, a twentieth-century artist whose wit and genius serve as a counterpart and compliment to Voltaire's. Read more


CANDIDE by Voltaire illustrated ROCKWELL KENT, 1929 Literary Guild New York Rockwell kent

Quantity: 1 Add to Basket 111, (1)pp. Illus. 4to. Silk over boards (spine detached). Printed on specially made paper, this reprint contains all the illustrations by the artist for the Random House limited edition of 1928. Candide [Illustrated by Rockwell Kent] Voltaire Published by Halcyon House, 1936


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The Graphic Arts Collection is fortunate to hold the metal relief blocks for the paragraph capitals designed by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) for Candide by Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778). Kent created a full alphabet although only a few blocks were used in the final publication.


Rockwell Kent / Candide by Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1928 eBay

Friday, January 20, 2023 to Sunday, May 7, 2023 In March 1935, Nelson Doubleday of the publishers Doubleday, Doran & Company, an affiliate of Garden City, approached noted American artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent to provide illustrations for their forthcoming volume of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.


Candide by Voltaire (Rockwell Kent Illustrations) Hardcover 1975 from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Consists of drawings, prints, printing plates, and fabrics created by Rockwell Kent, as well as ephemera related to his work. The collection includes illustrations published in All Men Are Enemies, Architec-tonics, Basket of Poses, Beowulf, Bridge of San Luis Rey, Candide, Candy, Canterbury Tales, Dreams and Derisions, Erewhon, Harper's Weekly, Moby Dick, N by E, New York Sunday Tribune, Rollo.


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Candide Hardcover - January 1, 1929 by Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (Author), Rockwell Kent (Illustrator) 4.3 4,990 ratings See all formats and editions Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds."


CANDIDE; Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire / Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Jean Francois

Image size 5" x 2-1/8". Rockwell Kent's stamp in lower right corner. Candide was the very first book published by Random House in an edition of 1470 copies printed on imported French paper, 95 of which were hand colored by four different artists working under Kent's supervision.