sage alain rene thomas joseph (6 Ergebnisse)

Undated. Translated by Joseph Thomas with illustrations by Kitty Shannon. VG. Large 8vo. xxiv. 324p. 8 coloured plates. 16 black and white illustrations. Blue cloth. Gilt title to spine. Untrimmed to bottom edge. Slight shelfwear to extremeties. Some very minor foxing to closed edges. Otherwise a very nice copy. Tight and bright.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1841 edition on illustrate boards gilded spine some loosness but otherwise good inner content all plates in tact WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR, BY JULES JANIN. TRANSLATED BY JOSEPH THOMAS; Illusrated by Tony Johannot.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Shannon, Kitty (illustrator). Limited. Hardback, gilt titles to spine. Edges gilt. 23.5cm x 16.5cm. xxiv, 323pp. With colour and b&w illustrations by Kitty Shannon. A limited edition of only 50 copies in a deluxe binding, signed by Kitty Shannon. This copy not numbered. Spine slightly darkened, binding a little rubbed and marked. A pleasing copy. (an22).

The first translated edition of Alain Renê Le Sage's Asmodeus, illustrated by Tony Johannot. Large 8vo. pp xx, [402]; in-text engravings throughout and a frontispiece. Rebound in later green half calf over emerald green cloth, with the spine discoloured to brown with gilt ornaments arranged within compartments edged with gilt fillets, gilt title lettering. Bookplate of Viscount Birkenhead. Edges of spine rubbed; top edges of the pages gold. Book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Tony Johannot (illustrator). First edition. The first translated edition of Alain Rene Le Sage's Asmodeus, illustrated throughout by Tony Johannot. With a Biographical Notice of the Author, by Jules Janin. Asmodeus or Ashmedai is a king of demons mostly known from the deutero-canonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. The demon is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends, for instance, in the story of the construction of the Temple of Solomon. He was supposed by some Renaissance Christians to be the King of the Nine Hells. Asmodeus was widely depicted as having a handsome visage, good manners and an engaging nature; however, he was also portrayed as walking with a limp and one leg was either clawed or that of a rooster. He walks aided by two walking sticks in Lesage's work, and this gave rise to the English title The Devil on Two Sticks (also later translated The Limping Devil and The Lame Devil). Lesage attributes his lameness to falling from the sky after fighting with another devil. Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, a little rubbed, with some light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, bright and mostly clean throughout. Some light spotting, predominantly to the first and last leaves, as well as light marginal tide marks to the first three pages. Very Good. book.