Works of Alain Rene le Sage The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane [in Three Volumes] The History of Vanillo Gonzales. The Bachelor of Salamanca. Asmodeus or the Devil Upon Two Sticks. [Six Volumes Half Leather Binding by Ramage of London Numbered Limited Edition]

Alain Rene le Sage

Published by London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881

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London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881, complete in 6 Volumes bound by Ramage of London. Numbered Limited Edition, this set no. 36 of 100 printed. A beautifully bound works of Alain Rene le Sage complete in this limited edition set of 6 volumes bound by Ramage of London. In red half morocco bindings with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with just a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Top edges gilt and fore edges hand cut. Only 100 Copies of this Edition on laid paper, medium 8vo, with proof Etchings on Whatman paper, have been printed, and are numbered consecutively as issued. No. 36 . The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane (in three volumes) by Alain Rene le Sage. (Vol I lx, 13-398pp; Vol II 395pp; Vol III 497pp). Translated from the French by Tobias Smollett, Preceded by a Biographical and Critical Notice of le Sage by George Saintsbury. With 12 original etchings by R. de Los Rios. The History of Vanillo Gonzales, Surnamed the Bachelor by Alain Rene de Sage. (xi, [i], 455pp). Translated from the French of Alain Rene de Sage. With 4 original etchings by R. de Los Rios. The Bachelor of Salamanca. (xvi, 400pp). Translated from the French of Alain Rene le Sage by James Townsend. With 4 original etchings by R. de Los Rios. Asmodeus or the Devil Upon Two Sticks by Alain Rene le Sage. Preceded by Dialogues, Serious and Comic Between Two Chimneys of Madrid. Translated from the French of Alain Rene le Sage. (xix, [i], 332pp). With 4 original etchings by R. de Los Rios. Alain-Rene le Sage was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks (1707, Le Diable boiteux), his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715?1735). Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles, raised bands and elegant plain spines. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition gently rubbed. Boards very good condition quarter leather with marbled boards. Page edges very good condition top edge gilt, fore-edges untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound, secure. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled, pencil annotation to front end papers of Vol I. Title good condition gently tanned. Pages good condition gently tanned, mark to page 283 of The Bachelor of Salamanca, and tanning to page 32-3 of Asmodeus. Binding good condition attractive Ramage binding. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1881 Binding: Hardback.

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• Title: Works of Alain Rene le Sage The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane [in Three Volumes] The History of Vanillo Gonzales. The Bachelor of Salamanca. Asmodeus or the Devil Upon Two Sticks. [Six Volumes Half Leather Binding by Ramage of London Numbered Limited Edition]
• Publisher: London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain
• Publication Date: 1881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: Good
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