The Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane.

£1,250 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A freshly illustrated edition of Tobias Smollett's translation of Alain-René Lesage's classic archetypal tale, L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane. The hand-coloured plates bring energy to the story in this handsome set. 3 vols, 8vo (22 x 14 cm), bound without half-titles; 15 hand-coloured aquatints, a little offsetting and slight damp staining to lower corner of text blocks, otherwise internally clean, a couple of marginal corners lacking; smartly rebacked with original full calf boards, board edges gilt rolled, gilt spine in six compartments with red morocco lettering pieces, later endpapers, some very light rubbing, a very good set; iii-xii, 384; iii-viii, 378; iii-xi, [1], 392pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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