THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE. Four volumes
by LE SAGE, Aline Rene
(SMOLLETT, Tobias, translator). LE SAGE, Alain Rene. THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS. Four volumes, bound as two. Dublin: Peter Wilson, 1767. Large 12mo. Matching contemporary calf. Illustrated with 8 full-page engravings. Gil Blas was written by Alain Rene Le Sage (1668-1747) and first appeared in 1715. While Thomas Jefferson had a copy of this French edition in his librar as a general rule, he preferred English language translations. This version translated into English and first published in 1750. Light edge-wear and bookplate neatly removed, else a very nice set. (Inventory #: 31083)