asmodeus devil two sticks de alain rene sage jules gabriel (7 résultats)

Etat : New. In.

Etat : New. In.

Leather Bound. Etat : Good. London: Joseph Thomas, 1841. 8vo. xx, 401, [1] p. front., illus. 25 cm. Fully bound in contemporary brown calf skin leather. Gilt borders. 5 raised bands. 6 compartments. Gilt lettering on spine. Teg. Good binding and cover. Moderate shelf wear. Front board separated. Rubbing to boards. Light scuffing to edges. Clean, Unmarked pages. Frontispiece illustration of title character.By Alain Rene Le Sage. With a biographical notice of the author, by Jules Janin. Tr. by Joseph Thomas; and illustrated by Tony Johannot.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Etat : New.

Etat : New.

Leather. Etat : Very Good. Tony Johannot (illustrateur). 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.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1879 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 527 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 527.