with a speculative and inaccurate northwest coastline shown
with near magical original hand color
Original paper covered boards binding with vellum spine
Fine original antique wood engraving
Japan extends east to west with a large undefined Land of Jesso above
Le Diable Boiteux Alain Lesage 1824 old decorative leather 2 vol set French text Holland with a speculative and inaccurate[Old Books, Literature, Lesage, Decorative Leather Bindings, 19th century books]. Le Diable Boiteux, by Alain Rene Lesage. Published 1824, Paris by Berquet. 2 volumes, 249, 264 pages. Text in French. Engraved frontises, Period 1 4 leather bindings, smooth spines, gilt bands, embossed compartment decorations, gilt title lettering, marbled covers, edges, and end papers. Bindings remain clean, tight, and sound. Interior contents display scattered age