Author: LE SAGE (Alain-René)
Title: The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Translated from the French of Lesage by Benjamin Heath Malkin.
Description: London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809. 4 Vols., large 4to (272 x 218 mm), LARGE PAPER COPY, [8], 462; [4], 454; [8], 467, [1]; [8], 456pp., 24 engraved plates after Robert Smirke, title page of volume I loose, some foxing and offsetting, contemporary vellum with marbled paper onlays on cover, red and green morocco labels to spine, wear and some soiling to covers. Provenance: Claude Meeker [Ohio investment broker and diplomat, 1861-1929] (bookplates).

Keywords: LITERATURE