Bachelor of Salamanca Alain-Renee Lesage 1824 French literature 2 v. leather set United States boards with large central gilt

boards with large central gilt devices surrounded by gilt ruled boxes

Lovely calf spine ruled into compartments with decorative devices

River Gomtee)

Of particular note because it was linen backed long ago (likely as issued)

Traditional Crafts

Bachelor of Salamanca Alain-Renee Lesage 1824 French literature 2 v. leather set United States boards with large central gilt(Old Books, French Literature, Decorative Leather Bindings, 19th Century Books, Lesage). Le Bachelier de Salamanque, by Alain Renee Lesage. Published 1824, Paris by Berquet. 2 volumes, 380, 380 pages. Text in French. Frontis engravings. Period 1 4 leather bindings, smooth spines, gilt and embossed bands, gilt and embossed compartment decorations, marbled covers, edges, and end papers. Book remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf. It