Alain-Rene Lesage — Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane

Paris, J. J. Dubochet. Le Chevalier et Cie, 1846. Leather. A smartly bound and profusely illustrated copy of Alain-Rene Lesage's picaresque novel 'Gil Blas', illustrated by Ernest Meissonier. Written in the original French. 'Gil Blas' is a adventurous novel following the eponymous character, who is born into poverty. He goes to University and is suddenly faced with a bright future, before being forced to help robbers, and has to face jail time. The novel follows him through his careers and his rising to royal court. Written by Alain-Rene Lesage. Lesage was a novelist and playwright, who was best known for this novel, as well as his comical works 'The Devil Upon Two Sticks', and 'Turcaret&apos. Illustrated profusely throughout. Illustrated by Ernest Meissonier. Meissonier was a classicist painter and sculptor, and was renowned in his time for the fine detail in his painting. In a full crushed morocco binding with gilt decoration to the boards and spine. Externally, spine. Light rubbing to the spine. A little fading to the spine. Hinges are starting slightly but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Ernest Meissonier. Very Good .