Chartier emile, dit alain

1766 · 58832 — London: Printed for T. Osborne and others 1766. Third edition of the Smollett translation first published in 1749. 12mo. 4 volumes: xii 312; iv 263; vii 292; viii 276 pp. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece to each volume and 29 other copper-engraved plates. For his own fiction Smollett "preferred to adapt to his purpose the 'picaresque' method of Le Sage . Smollett's hero like 'Gil Blas' recounts a life of varied adventures which he experiences in the company of a servant" DNB from a long entry. CBEL II p. 525. Lowndes Vol. II p. 1343: "A translation of great merit . the English author is true to the sense manner and spirit of the original and is often extremely happy in the interchange of particular idioms" quoted from Tytler. A little foxing but a very good copy. Later tan polished calf rubbed especially joints and spine ends gilt marbled endpapers leather labels and gilt rules and ornaments between raised bands on spine aall edges gilt by Zaehnsdorf. #5970. <br/><br/> Printed for T. Osborne [and others] hardcover books