Adventures of Gil Blas
by La Sage, Alain Rene
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Unknown, 1867. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sadly lacking the title page, appears re-bound. Unusual red silk decorative binding with a moire diamond design, gilt lettering and lines embossed on spine. An interesting edition of The Adventures of Gil Blas in English. Library bookplate dated January 1867, so published before that date. Illustrated throughout with engravings and decorations. 767 pp. Light foxing. Very solid! Complete in one volume. Very good condition..
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- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EM-B0552-01
- Title
- Adventures of Gil Blas
- Author
- La Sage, Alain Rene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Unknown
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
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