THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE by LESAGE, Alain-Rene - 1937

Chicago, Classic Pub., Circa Late 1800's, 1895. Paperback. Fair/Unknown. 12 mo., softcover, blue and white wraps. Very old edition, pages yellowed, probably from late 1800's. Translated from the French by Tobias Smollett, M.D. Author's declaration and Gil Blas to the reader, then Books One through Four. First edition in English was in 1716, and the first of the Smollett translation was in 1749. A good reading copy.

George Routledge and sons, 1893 Blue cloth boards, gilt on spine, clean solid copy, edge and corner wear.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition. In two volumes. Near fine with slightly tanned spines, in a slipcase that is missing the top and bottom pieces.

Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Spines darkened. Still Near Fine, lacking the dustwrappers and in a broken slipcase, lacking the top and bottom edges. John Austen. Two large quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/8") volumes bound in half gray linen, gold-stamped, and blue linen boards. Attractive edition of Smollett's translation. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. Illustrated with line drawings and watercolors by John Austen with his usual charm, collotyped by Day & Son and hand-colored by Daniel Jacomet. Copy #65 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Translation by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. Illustrations by John Austen. Complete 2-volume set in slipcase. 4to. Grey and blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jackets. xxvi, 329pp; x, pp. 330-660. Tissue-guarded color frontispieces, full-page color plates, numerous line drawings, decorative endpapers. Near fine/very good. Jackets show age toned spines and minor edgewear. Handsome and tight set of the third title in the LEC's ninth series, the French picaresque novel originally published between 1715-35 and translated by Smollett in 1748. The illustrations have been delicately and delightfully hand colored. Rear colophon notes limitation to 1500 numbered copies (this #1132) nicely signed by illustrator Austen. While published with dust jackets AND slipcase, the jackets are most often absent; this copy bears the jackets but lacks the slipcase. A lovely, tight set. Laid in is the LEC's 5½" X 4½" printed… Read More

Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrappers and the slipcase. John Austen. Two large quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/8") volumes bound in half gray linen, gold-stamped, and blue linen boards. Attractive edition of Smollett's translation. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. Illustrated with line drawings and watercolors by John Austen with his usual charm, collotyped by Day & Son and hand-colored by Daniel Jacomet. Copy #996 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

London: C. Cooke, 1790. Book. Very Good. Leather. FOR 4 VOLUMES COMPLETE WITH 8 ENGRAVINGS VERY GOOD CONDITION, LEATHER BOUND. SOLID BINDING.

Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Minor paper splits on hinges. Dustwrappers lacking, as usual. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase with short splits. John Austen. Two large quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/8") volumes bound in half gray linen, gold-stamped, and blue linen boards. Attractive edition of Smollett's translation. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. Illustrated with line drawings and watercolors by John Austen with his usual charm, collotyped by Day & Son and hand-colored by Daniel Jacomet. One of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

The Adventures Of Gil Blas Of Santillane in 3 volumeshardcoverPublisher:C. Cooke, London 1799Condition: Fair - Good- wear, rubbing, fading to the covers and spine, bumped corners, foxingsome handwriting on end papers

Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Limited. hardcover. near fine/very good. John Austen. Translated by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. Color frontispice, and other illustrations by John Austen. 2 volumes. Tall thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; board slipcase. Oxford: The Limited Editions Club and The University Press, 1937. A near fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper and poor box.<br/><br/> Limited Edition, one of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/>