Alain Rene Le Sage — Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane

Paris , A. Belin , 1813 . Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Alain-Rene Lesage's popular picaresque novel, written in the original French, complete in four volumes. Bound in a full calf with gilt tooling. Written in the original French. Stereotype D'Herhan. Complete in four volumes. Written by French novelist and playwright, Alain-Rene Lesage, this celebrated picaresque novel was first published between 1715 and 1735. It tells the story of Gil Blas, a man born in poverty, who leads a varied and exciting life in attempt to escape his upbringing. A very popular work, this was translated into several different editions, notably by Tobias Smollett in 1778.Retaining the half title to each volume. With the bookplate of Richard H. Tidswell. Bound in a full calf with gilt tooling. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Endpapers renewed. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Front blank has a small portion excised to volumes II, III and IV. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .