First edition

Candide, ou l'optimisme (1759)

Publisher Cramer Year 1759

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Who published the Candide, ou l'optimisme first edition?
Cramer, Geneva, in 1759.
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Title page of Candide, Cramer, 1759

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Title page of the first edition (1759). Scan: Oxford University, via the Internet Archive. Public domain.

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1759

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Who published the Candide, ou l'optimisme first edition?

Cramer, Geneva, in 1759.