Paris: Chez Janet 1795. Leather. Good Only. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A complete four volume set of the classic tale of Gil Blas in the original French language. French language. Four volumes. Each volume contains an illustrated frontispiece. The highly popular picturesque novel of Gil Blas a boy born in misery who leaves his home town to attend university but is forced to help robbers along the way. After becoming a valet the reader witnesses Blas claim the bright future he feels he is owed. Written by Alain Rene Le Sage a French playwright and novelist best known for this work. Bound in the original full calf. Externally sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Joints starting but firm. Front joint of volume one held by cords only and rear joint detached. Rear joint of volume two and front joint of volume three are weak. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Only Chez Janet hardcover
Paris : A. Belin 1813 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A beautifully bound copy of Alain-Rene Lesage's popular picaresque novel written in the original French complete in four volumes. Bound in a full calf with gilt tooling. Written in the original French. Stereotype D'Herhan. Complete in four volumes. Written by French novelist and playwright Alain-Rene Lesage this celebrated picaresque novel was first published between 1715 and 1735. It tells the story of Gil Blas a man born in poverty who leads a varied and exciting life in attempt to escape his upbringing. A very popular work this was translated into several different editions notably by Tobias Smollett in 1778.Retaining the half title to each volume. With the bookplate of Richard H. Tidswell. Bound in a full calf with gilt tooling. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Endpapers renewed. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Front blank has a small portion excised to volumes II III and IV. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd mark. Very Good Indeed A. Belin hardcover
J. Nourse 1777 A complete/early set complete in 4 volumes New Edition in contemporary calf bindings. Tome I features an engraved frontispiece. 30 engraved plates throughout Tomes. Condition: OVERALL GOOD; In full contemporary speckled calf bindings. Externally attractive some shelf wear/a few marks. Several joints cracked but firm one board held by the cords only. Internally firmly bound. Clean with a scant odd spot or mark. Language: eng. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. J. Nourse hardcover
Paris: Librairie Illustrée and Marpon & Flammarion 1884. A LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THIS BEAUTIFULLY-ILLUSTRATED EDITION of Le Sage's perennial favorite. XIII 1 808 pp. ONE OF ONLY 48 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON FINE CHINESE PAPER. Illustrated with 300 wood-engravings by Barbant after Philippoteaux and Pellicer. For the regular edition the illustrations were printed from electrotype reproductions of the woodblocks; ONLY IN LARGE-PAPER COPIES LIKE THIS ONE ARE THE ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL BLOCKS. Large 4to. Beautifully bound c. 1930 by Levitzky signed in three-quarters morocco a decorated boards preserving the original pink-orange printed wraps. Binding a little bit worn but still very attractive. Internally a bit of foxing as almost always with Chinese paper but otherwise FINE AND BRIGHT. <br/><br/> Librairie Illustrée and Marpon & Flammarion paperback
Paris: Paulin 1835. Leather. Good. 10.5" by 6.5". Jean Gigoux. A lovely illustrated edition of this important French novel. In the original French.A nineteenth-century edition of the picaresque masterpiece Gil Blas.With illustrations by Jean Gigoux.Gil Blas is considered to be the last masterpiece of the picaresque genre. Gil Blas is related to Lesage's play Turcaret. In both works Lesage uses witty valets in the service of thieving masters women of questionable morals cuckolded yet happy husbands gourmands ridiculous poets false savants and dangerously ignorant doctors to make his point. Jean Gigoux1806 - 1894 was a French artist draftsman lithographer and illustrator. Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson was the nephew of Samuel Edward Widdrington 17871856 the writer on Spain. He inherited his estates and name.Bookplate of Joshua Sowerby to front paste down. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with some rubbing and marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Good Paulin hardcover
Pentru Literatura Universala 1960. Used. 1960; Romanian Edition of Istoria lui Gil Blas de Santillana 2; For more details please contact me Pentru Literatura Universala unknown
Pentru Literatura Universala 1960. Used. 1960; Romanian Edition of Istoria lui Gil Blas de Santillana 1; For more details please contact me Pentru Literatura Universala unknown
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
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