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[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet, dit (1694-1778)]

Lot 91
21.11.2022 12:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 91 | [VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet, dit (1694-1778)]
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[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet, dit (1694-1778)]
Candide ou l’optimisme. Genève : Cramer, 1759.

[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet, dit (1694-1778)] Candide ou l’optimisme. Genève : Cramer, 1759.

Véritable édition originale. Après sa rupture avec Frédéric II (1754), Voltaire se retire à Ferney, près de Genève, et la maison Cramer devient son principal éditeur. Publié clandestinement sous le pseudonyme « Dr Ralph », en 1759, Candide est secrètement diffusé aux quatre coins de l’Europe, les premiers exemplaires étant expédiés à Paris et Amsterdam. Composée sur le manuscrit original de l'auteur, imprimée à Genève dès janvier 1759, l’édition des Cramer est reconnue comme l’édition princeps dont on recense plus d’une quinzaine de contrefaçons, publiées à la même date, dans le même format et avec une page de titre identique, sans nom de ville ni mention d’imprimeur.
Conforme à toutes les caractéristiques typographiques relevées au fil des ans par les bibliographes, cet exemplaire est bien issu du tout premier tirage genevois. Il ne comporte pas le texte critique relatif aux poètes allemands que l’auteur décida de supprimer alors que l’œuvre était en cours d'impression. Bengesco, Voltaire, Bibliographie de ses œuvres, t. I, n°1434 ; Morize, n°59a ; Wade, n°1

In-12 (163 x 95 mm). Édition originale. Tiers inférieur du feuillet F3 en fac-similé. Reliure de l’époque : veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, doublure et garde de papier marbré, tranches rouges (frottements avec pertes de pigments).

The true first edition of Voltaire’s most famous philosophical tale



163 x 95
Artist:Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Books
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