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| 1047. "The Adventures of Gil Blas De Santillane" Translated From The French Of Le Sage By Tobias Smollett, M.D.
London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean; John Bumpus; W.H. Reid; John Brumby; & Priestley & Weal By J. Brettell, 1819. Three volumes. Octavo. Illustrated with 15 color plates by J.Clark, though not signed - all bear imprint, Published July 1, 1819 by Thos. McLean. TOOLEY 139. All 15 color plates are present, though not always in the place called for in TOOLY. Many b/w engravings. Plates foxed in margins or verso, sometimew with offset of rectos. Full polished tree calf, spines highly gilt and raised bands. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Engraved bookplates of Henry Otis Harris. Small chips at head of spines of volumes 1 & 2. VG. 150/250 Sold $293.25 back to catalog |
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