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The history and adventures of gil blas, of santillane..
by [LE SAGE, Alain Rene]
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for the proprietors; and sold by all booksellers in town and country, 1795. 357pp, [1]. The title page is a cancel; a reissue of Hogg's edition of [1794] without the advertisement on the verso of p.357. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board and spine. Recent book-label of J. F. Fuggles to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of M. Lodge to recto of FFEP, a trifle toned. A revised edition of Scottish poet Tobias Smollett's (1721-1771) translation of Alain Rene Le Sage's (1688-1747) influential picaresque novel. Smollett's masterful adaptation of the text first appeared in 1748; of the 3000 copies printed fewer than 400 remained unsold after four months. The work would reach it's tenth edition by 1790. ESTC T135691.. New edition, revised and corrected. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ21634
- Title
- The history and adventures of gil blas, of santillane..
- Author
- [LE SAGE, Alain Rene]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New edition, revised and corrected
- Publisher
- Printed for the proprietors; and sold by all booksellers in town and country
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1795
- Keywords
- French Literature
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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