LESAGE (Alain René). History of Gil Blas de Santillane. Paris : Janet, Hubert, year three [1795]. - 4 volumes in-8, blond calf, gilt roulette on the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt roulette inside, gilt edges (period binding). A very fine edition illustrated with one hundred out-of-text figures engraved under the direction of Hubert after drawings by Bornet, Charpentier and Duplessis-Bertaux. A very fine copy in contemporary binding, of great elegance. Spine very slightly lightened. Some minor wear and tear and small stains on the boards.