The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. (3 Volumes Complete)

New York: H. Durell, 1834. 3 Volumes complete. 316pp; 308pp; 304pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, each with a tissue guard. Full original calf leather with has had cloth-tape applied to the spine of the volumes. Handwritten titles on spine. Front free endpage missing in volume II. All volumes have moderate foxing as is common with books of this period. Overall POOR PLUS condition. Alain-René Lesage (May 8, 1668, Sarzeau -- November 17, 1747, Boulogne), also spelled Le Sage was a French novelist and playwright born at Sarzeau, in the peninsula of Rhuys, between the Morbihan and the sea, Brittany. Famous quotes from Gil Blas include: Gil Blas (1715-1735): "It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory." from Book III, ch. 11; "A flatterer can risk everything with great personages." from Book IV, ch. 7; "Pride and conceit were the original sin of man." from Book VII, ch. 3; "I wish you all sorts of prosperity with a little more taste." from Book VII, ch. 4; "The pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of a woman, coeval with the act of breathing." from Book VII, ch. 7; "Facts are stubborn things." from Book X, ch. 1. Later Edition. Full Calf Leather. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.