VOLTAIRE — Candide, and Other Writings (Modern Library #47. 3)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1958]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering Voltaire's satirical 1759 novella, as well as writings in other genres: fiction (including "Zadig"), poetry, history, literary criticism, philosophy, dialogues, letters and other pieces. Edited, and with introduction by Haskell M. Block. Volume in jacket with a front panel illustration by Rockwell Kent. --- In Toledano spine 8 / grey cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 380 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1958 (though 1956 date appears in book). ML #47.3. --- With the beginnings of a split near title page (which doesn't affect the stability of the binding), some dulling to cover gilding, else a clean, unmarked, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.65) with chafing to extremities but remaining mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xxiii, 576, [8, ads] pages. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .