Alain-René Lesage — Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane

Paris, J. J. Dubochet et Cie, 1838. Leather. A heavily illustrated original French edition of the picaresque novel 'Gil Blas', illustrated throughout by Jean Gigoux. In the original French.'Gil Blas' is an important French picaresque novel, originally serialised between 1715 and 1735.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and in-text illustrations.Written by Alain-Rene Lesage.Illustrated by Jean Gigoux. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards. Spine is a little faded. Small crack to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few light spots. Very Good . Ill.: Jean Gigoux. Very Good .