The adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane / translated from the French of Le Sage, by Tobias Smollett, M. D. ; embellished with fifteen highly finished engravings from drawings designed expressly for this edition
1819, 1st Edition in this form. London : printed for Thomas McLean; John Bumpus; W. H. Reid; John Brumby; and Priestley and Weale. Finely bound in the original full gilt-blocked aniline calf. Professionally rebacked. Very impressively finished. Spine compartments uniformly tooled. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Internally, pages are very clean and bright, with some scattered marginal dust marks. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Joseph Maynard with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 3 v. : colour plates ; 22 cm. Genre: French literature -- Translations into English. Notes: Plates dated 1 July 1819. This edition probably intended to outdo Mawman's of the same year in which the plates are dated 1 January. Item #216619
Price: €375.00