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four old books are lined up in a row on a gray surfacean open book with a picture of a bird on it ' s coveran open book with a picture of a man and a woman on itan old book with a picture of a man and a woman on it
Daguerre Val de Loire

141 - LESAGE (Alain-René). The Story of Gil Blas de Santillane.
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Estimate €30 - €50
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LESAGE (Alain-René). The Story of Gil Blas de Santillane. Paris: T.-P. Bertin, Year VI (1798). Six in-12 volumes in six parts, bound in full calfskin (wear and tear, torn caps and tears), volume number and title labels in red morocco (those for volume II are missing), frontispiece engraved by Edme Bovinet (1767–1837?) after a painting by Angélica Kauffman (1741–1807) and 6 en-plaque engravings by Jacques-Louis Copia (1764–1799) and Edme Bovinet after Etienne-Joseph Chaillou (17..–18..).
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About the sale ENGRAVINGS, POSTERS, MAPS & PLANS, BOOKS from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and CONTROLLERS
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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