first edition Full Calf
1819 · London
by Le Sage, Alain Rene. Translated by Tobias Smollett
London: J. Mawman, 1819. First edition thus. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. Extra-illustrated with 84 additional hand-colored plates interleaved from the 1807 edition by Tomlinson, Warner, et. al., for a total of 87 hand-colored plates. 8vo. 22 by 14 cm. Many of the extra colored plates done by Richard Phillips. Diced calf on boards, with lotus ornamented gilt band around perimeter of boards and same as turn-ins, wide raised bands on spine with gilt decoration both on bands and within compartments between. Condition: rubbing along joints, edges, corners.
(Inventory #: 006294)