Alain-Rene Le Sage [Lesage]; H. Reynard — Le Diable Boiteux

Paris, Librarie des Bibliophiles, 1880. Leather. A smart two volume set of this novel from French writer Alain-Rene Lesage, in the original French. French. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. Set in Madrid, this comic novel tells the story of the demon king Asmodeus, Don Cleophas Leandro Perez Zambullo and his beloved, Donna Thomasa. Asmodeus is imprisoned in a bottle and is later freed by a young aristocrat who he assists in a series of pranks. The novel is said to have depicted fictionalized versions of Parisian celebrities of the era. Written by Alain-Rene Lesage, a French novelist and playwright. With a preface by H. Reynard. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .