8vo. In two volumes. [2], 340; [2], 341pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep boards, recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplates of J. T. Abbott, Abbeville, Darlington to FEPs, early ownership inscriptions of Wilson Beckett, Heighington and later gift inscriptions to front blank fly- leaves.

A handsome edition of Voltaire's shorter literary efforts, taken from the French edition of 1764. In addition to an early English appearance of his masterpiece, Candide, - which seems to conform to the first English translation published by Nourse in 1759, only with the addition of explanatory footnotes - this collection also contains the spurious continuation of Candide, under title Candid, or The optimist. Part second, commonly attributed to literary critic and author Charles-Claude- Florent Thorel de Campigneulles (1737-1805).