Le sage

1840 · 25600 — Paris Ernest Bourdin 1840. Royal 8vo. Bound w. both lithographed and printed t-p. in a very nice cont. full mottled calf. Boards made like frames w. gilt decoratins in corners and gilt lines making a large centre of the calf framed this piece of the calf is a bit lighter brown than the rest of the boards. Back richly gilt. Bdg. w. traces of use. Hinges cracked at top. Somewhat brownspotted. Lithographed t-p. loose. Richly illustr. w. frontispiece and numerous woodcuts in text by Johannot. <br/><br/><em>First edition with the illustrations of Johannot. </em> hardcover