The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane Translated from the French of Le Sage By T. Smollett. Illustrated By George Cruikshank. 2 Vols.
London: Effingham Wilson, 1833. First Thus. Hardcover. Hardcover. Custom-bound in full tan slate morocca ruled in gilt, inner dentils gilt; raised bands; spine coffers ornamented in gilt; series spine title gilt on red; spine title gilt on brown; top edge gilt. 2 vols. xxvi, 418 pp.; 420 pp. + ads. Includes a memoir of the author by Thomas Roscoe. These are the original illustrations by Cruikshank,. commissioned for Roscoe's Novelist's Library in 1831 (Evans, The Life and Art of George Cruickshank 1792-1878, p. 79). Minor rubbing to extremities. Roscoe's Novelist's Library, vols. XVI & XVII. Near Fine. Item #27921
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