LESAGE, Rene. (Translated by Henri Van Laun).
STUNNING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC WORK
LESAGE, Rene. (Translated by Henri Van Laun).
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillana.
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1886 
3 volume set, 9.5 inches tall. Full calf by Hopkins of Glasgow. As good a binding of the period as it gets, with gilt raised bands, very fine gilt tooled panels and triple labels. The boards have Cambridge panels and dentelles. The bookplate of Elizabeth Mavor. This is a truly superb set of this very finely illustrated edition.
£950.00    (equal to approx. US$1502.21* or €1176.91* for 19 May 2012)

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