The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
by Alain Rene le Sage
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$474.05NZ$426.65
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About This Item
London : J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". R. de los Rios. A limited large paper edition set of The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Gil Blas is a picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735. It is considered to be the last masterpiece of the picaresque genre. Written by Alain-René Le Sage (6 May 1668 17 November 1747), a French novelist and playwright. He is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks, his comedy Turcaret and, of course, this novel. Translated from the original French by Tobias Smollett. "With twelve original etchings by R. de los Rios." Hand numbered 83 of only 100 sets, "on laid paper, medium 8vo, with proof etchings on Japanese paper". Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart with sunning to spines and light wear to extremities. Dampstaining and light mold to the rear board and final few pages of volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with only occasional instances of spotting. Many pages remain uncut. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET34-G-3
- Title
- The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
- Author
- Alain Rene le Sage
- Illustrator
- R. de los Rios
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. C. Nimmo and Bain
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Japanese Paper Gil Blas Le Sage Gil Blas
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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