Paris: Billois 1805. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5" . Not Stated . A leather-bound new illustrated edition of the popular novel by Le Sage 'Le Diable boiteux'. Originally published in 1707 this acclaimed French comic novel by Alain-René Lesage tells the story of demon king Asmodeus Don Cleophas Leandro Perez Zambullo and his beloved Donna Thomasa set in Madrid. Well received it was published and ran through several editions. In the original French. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Lesage was a prolific French satirical dramatist and author. In a full tree calf binding with gilt to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear minor rubbing to spined and boards a touch of sunning to spine. Pencil ownership inscription to front blank page dated 1989. Internally firmly bound. Few spots to the odd leaf otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Very Good Indeed Billois hardcover
Paris: Ernest Bourdin 1840. Hardcover. Very Good. 1840 Hardcover 4to 380pp. Bound in full leather with gilt rule spine compartments and dentelles. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers; ribbon placemarker. Illustrated by Tony Johannot with biographical note by Jule Janin. Very good with rubbing wear to joints and edges faint tidemark to rear board that does not affect contents. An occasional hint of foxing. Contents are clean and unmarked. Text in French. Ernest Bourdin hardcover
Monte-Carlo: Editions Du Livre 1945. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A sharp nicely-preserved copy of the 1945 1st edition. #10 of 1560 copies printed. Near Fine in its stiff beige wqrappers. And in an unchipped Near Fine example of the glassine dustjacket. Tall quarto wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Dubout. Also includes a sturdy VG- example of the publisher's printed box which has protected the book very well thru the years. Editions Du Livre unknown
Paperback / softback. New. Smollett's translation of Gil Blas remains true to its style spirit and ideas chronicling a merry philosophical young man whose adventures lead him into all levels of society from the highest to the lowest. After two and a half centuries his remains the finest translation of this humorous satiric and classic French novel. paperback
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