A few examples of appraisal values for
CANDIDE

• CANDIDE, VOLTAIRE, ILLUS.
  CANDIDE, VOLTAIRE, ILLUS. ROCKWELL KENT & SIX OTHER CLASSIC BOOKSRandom House, New York: 1928, number 403 of 1470, printed Kent signature, on French rag paper, quarto. Unpaginated, decorated gold cloth with gilt highlights. (some discoloration to spine, cover, minor issues); And including, Pillars of Wisdom, A Triumph, T.E., Lawrence, Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, NY, 1935; The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, Illustrations, Thomas Hart Benton, The Heritage Press, NY, 1939 (some water damage); The First Temptation of Saint Anthony, Gustave Flauert, trans., Rene Francais, Illustrated, Jean De Bosschere, Pubs. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924 (damage to spine); and with three additional literary books.
• VOLTAIRE, CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM,
  VOLTAIRE, CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM, THE NONESUCH PRESS, 1939, 1 VOLUMEVoltaire, Candide or Optimism, The Nonesuch Press, 1939, 1 Volume,
• Seventeen various 19th and 20th
  Seventeen various 19th and 20th century books, including Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy (Boston, 1924, with partial original dust jacket), Candide by Voltaire, illus. by Rockwell Kent (New York, 1929), and various early 20th century works of fiction.
• 1 vol. Condorcet, (Antoine-Nicolas
  1 vol. Condorcet, (Antoine-Nicolas de.) Vie de Voltaire. [Paris]: Societe Litteraire-Typographique, 1789. 8vo, contemp. bds., calf back & corners, red morocco spine label. Generally internally crisp & clean - very scattered light foxing. Complete with additions & corrections.
• After James Gillray/Political
  After James Gillray/Political Candour/lithograph/and six other political cartoons
• (11) FRENCH BOOKS, WITH DATES
  (11) FRENCH BOOKS, WITH DATES RANGING FROM 1672to 1912. To include: "Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales" published in 1672 in Rouen by Jacques Lucas, "rue aux Juifs pres le Palais, vellum bound, extremely good condition for age, tight binding, pages slightly yellowed, 5 3/4" x 3 1/2". "Candide ou l'Optimisme, Traduit de l'Allemand" by Mr. le Docteur Ralph, published 1750, leather bound, binding in fair condition, shows wear to spine, but pages are secure in the binding, pages somewhat yellowed, 6" x 3 3/4". "Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe", originally written in Greek by Longus and translated into French by Jaqcues Amyot, published in 1780 in London, leather bound, gilded decoration on spine, shows creasing along spine and boards, otherwise good condition with tight binding, pages not yellowed or foxed, 5" x 3 1/4". "Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoe" translated from the work by Daniel de Foe, published in 1828 in Paris by Froment et Lequin Library on the Quay of Augustin, no.37, leather bound, missing outer spine, however the binding is still tight, pages show some light foxing, 4 1/2" x 3". "La Comtesse d'Egmont" by Jules Janin, from the Collection of Betzel and Lecou, published in Paris in 1855 by Victor Lecou and E. Blanchard, marbled paper boards and blue leather spine with gilded accents, overall good condition, slight fading to spine, very light foxing on pages, 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". "Manuscrit Trouve dans un Vieux Chene" by Madame Alida de Savinac, author of "Piece de Cinq Francs", published in Paris by the Gide Bros. Bookstore, undated, mid-19th c., paper bound, colored lithograph on the cover, some light foxing, otherwise good condition, 6 1/2" x 4". "La Couronne de Flore" by Madames Amable Tastu, Desbordes-Valmore, Comtesse de Bradi and M J Baget, published 1857 in Paris by Fleury Chavant, silvered paper bound, edges show wear, pages show some light foxing, 7 1/2" x 5". "Une Page d'Histoire (1603)" by J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, published 1886 in Paris, by Alphonse Lemerre, editor, marbled paper boards, cloth spine, some light overall wear, very light yellowing to pages, otherwise good condition, 6 3/4" x 4". "Pomme d'Anis ou l'Histoire d'une Jeune Fille Infirme" by Francis Jammes, published in 1904 in Paris by the Society du Mercure de France, purple marbled paper boards, leather spine with gilded accents, spine slightly faded, light yellowing, stamp of the name of previous owner on title page, 6" x 4". "Adolphe: Anecdote Trouvee dans les Papiers d'un Inconnu" by Benjamin Constant, published in Paris by Albin Michel, editor, undated early 20th c., paper bound and made to look like leather with embossed and gilded designs on cover, shows some wear, 4 3/4" x 3 1/4". "Aux Flancs du Vase, Suivi de Polypheme et de Poemes Inacheves" by Albert Samain, published in 1912 by the Mercury of France, Rue de Conde, paper bound, hand cut pages, many of which have not been cut along the top yet, image of harp printed on the cover, some chipping and wear to spine corners, 10" x 6 1/2".
• Corneille (Belgian, b. 1922) "Un
  Corneille (Belgian, b. 1922) "Un ete ardent", or "Ete a la Havane". Lithograph, signed, titled and dated '68 at the lower left corner, numbered 31/120, approx. 30-1/4" x 22", not framed.
• Voltaire, F.M.A. de. Oeuvres
  Voltaire, F.M.A. de. Oeuvres Completes, 69 vols (ex 70, lacks vol 44). De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litteraire Typographique, 1784 - 89 8vo., cont. calf gilt, red morocco spine labels (stained prelims in vol 1). Engraved portraits and plates (69)
• THE MAID OF ORLEANS (VOL. 1 AND
  THE MAID OF ORLEANS (VOL. 1 AND 2) BY VOLTAIREThe Maid of Orleans (Vol. 1 and 2). Limited edition: 500 copies. Author: Voltaire Publisher: London: Printed for Lutetian Society Year: 1899
• [LA FOLIE, LOUIS GUILLAUME DE] Le
  [LA FOLIE, LOUIS GUILLAUME DE] Le Philosophe sans pretention ou l'homme rare. Estimate:$400-$600
• 1 vol. Moliere, (Jean Baptiste
  1 vol. Moliere, (Jean Baptiste Poquelin de). Oeuvres Completes. Paris, 1868. Lg. 8vo, contemp. brown morocco-backed cloth, gilt-lettered & paneled spine, a.e.g.; some edge wear, occasionally scuffed. With frontis. + 20 hand-colored plates by Wolf & Manceau after M. Geffroy & Maurice Sand, tissue guards. Internally generally clean.
• Thirty volumes from a set of the
  Thirty volumes from a set of the works of Voltaire, published in London in various years of the 1760s and 1770s. In an early full leather binding.
• NUS EUGENE & ANTONY MURRAY. "LES
  NUS EUGENE & ANTONY MURRAY. "LES PAPILLON'S METAMORPHASIS TURESTRES DES PEUPLES DE L'AIR" Paris Gabriel de Gonet 1852. First edition large 8VO 2 volumes. Handcolored portrait 2 handcolored titles and 33 handcolored plates; all wood engravings by Amelee Varin. One-quarter mococco over marbled boards. The butterflies and insects take on human qualities in the style of Grandville. Provenance: Property of a Lady.
• POSTER, CHARLES LUCIEN LEANDRE
  POSTER, CHARLES LUCIEN LEANDRE Charles Lucien Leandre (French, 1864-1934), "Massenet's Panurge," circa 1913, chromolithograph poster, signed in plate, printed by J. Minot, Paris, overall (with frame): 36" x 25"w
• POSTER, CHARLES LUCIEN LEANDRE
  POSTER, CHARLES LUCIEN LEANDRE Charles Lucien Leandre (French, 1864-1934), "Massenet's Panurge," circa 1913, chromolithograph poster, signed in plate, printed by J. Minot, Paris, overall (with frame): 36" x 25"w
• 1 vol. Francomania, French
  1 vol. Francomania, French Madness; or, The Travels of The D_l and Folly in France, Leige, Brabant. Edinburgh: A. Guthrie, 1794. 12mo, contemp. calf, gilt-decorated spine; scuffed, joints rubbed, cover slightly warped. Moderate internal spotting & fronting. Old ink signatures on title page, old ink sketches at foot of p. xxv, tear in lower margin of p. 29. Relating to The French Revolution. NUC 0330890 (locating 3 copies)
• OEUVRES COMPLETES DE VOLTAIRE,
  OEUVRES COMPLETES DE VOLTAIRE, 1785-89, (4) VOLS. Charles-Guillaume Ettinger, A Gotha, 1785, full leather binding, armorial bookplate of Beeston Long, Esq., includes Vol. 26: Histoire du Parlement de Paris (1785); Vol. 31: Philosophie de Newton (1786), with 14 engraved diagrams; Vol. 49: Melanges Litteraires, Tome III (1787); Vol. 67: Lettres du Roi de Prusse et de M. de Voltaire (1789); 8.25"h x 5.5"w
• [KANDINSKY, CALDER] SAN LAZZARO
  [KANDINSKY, CALDER] SAN LAZZARO ET SES AMIS Homage au fondateur de la revue XXe siecle. XXe Siecle, Paris, 1975, #324/575, with 15 lithographs by Max Bill, Calder, Chagall, Ernst, Hartung, Miro, Moore, Sutherland, Wou-Ki, Braque, Fontana, Magnelli, Magritte, Picasso, and a second, loose Kandinsky (#8/30) substituted for the Poliakioff originally called for, with explanation slip laid in, loose signatures in paper cover and clamshell case with photo insert, laid in is a paperback from Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris with the same title, 15"h x 11"w (case)
• Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs
  Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, with five coloured plates by Chimot, Paris: Rombaldi [1936], 8vo, original publishers wrappers, numbered edition; together with Voltaire, Candide, with 23 erotic coloured plates by Brunelleschi, Paris: Jeune, [1952], 8vo, original publishers wrappers, numbered edition (2)
• [COUTAUD] VOLTAIRE, LE TAUREAU
  [COUTAUD] VOLTAIRE, LE TAUREAU BLANC Les Bibliophiles Comtois, with original etchings by Lucien Coutaud, 1956, number VI of 25 "Collaborateur", total edition of 150, this one with 14 working proofs of the etchings, most signed or initialed by Coutaud, loose signatures in paper cover with glassine wrapper, in chemise and slipcase, 14"h x 10.5"w
• THREE SHELVES OF MOSTLY (33) EASTON
  THREE SHELVES OF MOSTLY (33) EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND CLASSICS [55 IN TOTAL] Three shelves of mostly Easton Press leather bound classics including Voltaire's Candide; Huxley's Brave New World, Melville's Moby Dick, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe; en suite with a Franklin mystery "The Man from the Sea", several Collier and Havard Classics compendiums, etc [55 in total}
• FRANCK RACKSON. EQUILIBRISTE
  FRANCK RACKSON. EQUILIBRISTE MONDAIN. UNE VISITE INATTE...Faria, Candido de (French, 1849 Ð 1911). Franck Rackson. Equilibriste Mondain. Une Visite Inattendue. Paris: Formstecher, ca. 1880s. French color lithograph. In a double entendre, the equilibrist makes a "surprising visit" both to the local audience the poster hopes to attract and to the rudely awakened couple depicted in the poster. 36 x 50". Linen-backed. Old folds visible, minor chips marginally. Very good.
• Five late 19th Century French
  Five late 19th Century French coloured lithograph political caricatures (from ''Pilori-Phrenologie'') twenty-five similar ditto (from ''La Commune'') and a quantity of similar coloured lithograph political caricatures (all unframed - some in poor condition)
• EUGENE GALIEN-LALOUE (FRANCE,
  EUGENE GALIEN-LALOUE (FRANCE, 1854-1941) "Le Boulevard Voltaire et la Place de la Republique", a rainy evening in Paris, oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled verso, circa 1910, with horses and streetcars, in the original gilt reticulated matched corner frame with brass name tag, OS: 11" x 19", SS: 8" x 13". Fine condition.
• THREE CANE BOOKSCane Curiosa from
  THREE CANE BOOKSCane Curiosa from Gun to Gadget by Catherine Dike, Les Cannes by Pierre Faveton, Les Cannes by Sergio Coradeschi and Alfredo Lamberti.
• After James Gillray
  After James Gillray (1757-1815)/Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite at Paris - Vide The Moniteur & Cobbetts Letters/hand coloured print, 25cm x 35cm
• French 19th century miniature books
  French 19th century miniature books and a late 18th century hand written letter. Books include "The Miser" by French playwright Molière, Choice Thoughts of Joseph Joubert and Napoleon, Pascal's Prayers and Meditations, Maxims and Reflections by François duc de la Rochefoucauld, Songs and Poems by Théodore Botrel ("Bard of the Armies"), and an 1897 spiritual diary with hand written notes. Also a late 18th century hand written letter glorifying the Virgin. Largest: 4 1/8" x 2 1/4". Good condition with light wear.
• THREE CANE BOOKSCane Curiosa from
  THREE CANE BOOKSCane Curiosa from Gun to Gadget by Catherine Dike, Les Cannes by Pierre Faveton, Walkingsticks by Ulrich Klever
• JEAN MAURICE EUGENE CLEMENT COCTEAU
  JEAN MAURICE EUGENE CLEMENT COCTEAU (FRANCE/BELGIUM, 1889-1963) "L'oreillet de la Provocateur" (The Provocateur's Carnation), marker on paper, signed center right and dated 1962, titled in pencil at bottom edge, depicting a Matador receiving a single blossom, in gold cove frame, matted and glazed, OS: 25 1/2" x 20 1/2", SS: 14" x 9 3/4". Good condition.
• Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis Van
  Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis Van Beverloo, Dutch, born 1922), Le Tapis Noir, 1980; L
• After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French
  After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828). ''Voltaire '' bronze brown patina modeled as figure of enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) walking with cane signed in cast ''Houdon '' 14 1/2 in. H. Estimate $ 800-1 200 Appropriate patina wear.
• Constantine Kluge French, 1912-2003
  Constantine Kluge French, 1912-2003 Pres du Berkeley Estimate:$3,000-$5,000
• 1 vol. Sainte-Andre, A.de. Lettres
  1 vol. Sainte-Andre, A.de. Lettres de..., Conseiller-Medecin Ordinaire du Roy; a quelques-un de ses Amis, au Sujet de la Magie, des Malefices et des Sorciers. Paris: Robert-Marc, 1725. 12mo, contemp. calf, spine richly gilt, red morocco spine label; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed, spine ends chipped. Inscribed & signed by the author on front fly. Work on magic and sorcery by the physician to The King of France.
• GROUP OF FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF
  GROUP OF FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF LITERATURE Primarily French authors in English translation, comprising 24 titles, including Victor Hugo, NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS, illus. by Bernard Lamotte (NY: Limited Editions Club, 1955) #984/1500, signed by artist, 4to, pictorial cloth, slipcase; Hugo, THE TOILERS OF THE SEA, illus. by T. Marangoni (Verona: for the LEC, 1960) #317/1500, signed by artist and printer, thick 4to, cloth, d.j., slipcase, the hinges broken; Anatole France, AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PEDAUQUE, illus. by Sylvain Sauvage (Chicago, for the LEC, 1933) #1474/1500, signed by artist, folio, cloth; and Voltaire, CANDIDE, OR, OPTIMISM, illus. by Sylvain Sauvage (London: Nonesuch Press, 1939) 8vo, cloth, boards, slipcase.
• Thirteen various early and mid-20th
  Thirteen various early and mid-20th century books and a pamphlet, including The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk, The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens and Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome.
• Stories From Hans Andersen, with
  Stories From Hans Andersen, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac (New York and London, 1911).