[Inky Parrot Press] Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de.

Title Candide or Optimism.
Date Headington, Oxford Polytechnic: 1985
Publisher Inky Parrot Press,

Description

Copy number '45' of an edition limited to 360 copies, signed on the colophon by Wilton Priestner, the illustrator. The book was designed by Dennis Hall and text set on a Monotype Lasercomp at the Oxford University Computing Service in 14pt Garammond, with headings and captions set by John Rose on a CRTronic 150. The book was printed litho by Harry Crook. Illustrated paper covered boards with lettering to the spine, with illustrated endpapers, all housed in an illustrated paper covered board slipcase. Folio, 310 x 225 mm, pp. [2, blank] [half-title] [illustration] [illustrated title page] [illustrated edition detail] [blank] [illustration] [4, contents] [blank] 141 [blank] [colophon] [4, blank] with line drawings by Wilton Priestner throughout.

Condition

A book in Very Good condition in a Very Good slipcase.
Price: £140.00
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