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Rockwell, Kent (1882-1971), illus. & Voltaire (1694-1778) Candide.
New York: Random House, 1928.
Limited edition, small folio; number 73 of 1,470 copies signed by Kent, one of 95 copies beautifully hand-colored in the artist's studio; illustrated throughout with full-page title, copyright page, and colophon, plus many smaller illustrations and initials; bound in original morocco-backed patterned boards, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt (spine slightly darkened); housed in a cloth slipcase; 11 x 7 1/4 in.
The Random House Voltaire is the publishing group's first imprint and the origin of their famous logo. Kent's illustration of a small house, meant to depict where Candide and his companions created their garden, is quietly featured on the colophon and repeated on the patterned boards. This hand-colored Candide is considered one of the finest examples of illustrated books created in the United States before the Second World War.
