asmodeus devil two sticks de sage alain rene thomas joseph (14 résultats)

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.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Illustrations by Kitty Shannon. No dust jacket, faded, marked and cuffed cover; binding is coming away slightly, pages all present. A good readable old (early 1900s?) copy.

Set in Madrid, the novel tells the story of the demon king Asmodeus, Don Cleophas Leandro Perez Zambullo and his beloved, Donna Thomasa. Asmodeus is imprisoned in a bottle. He is freed by a young aristocrat, and then assists his rescuer in a series of pranks. He also grants the young man the superhuman power of flight, which the man uses to spy on others. The novel depicted fictionalized versions of Parisian celebrities of the era. 23.5cms x 16cms x 4.5cms. Pp.xxiv/324, colour frontispiece + 7 further colour plates and 16 black & white plates, illustrated title pages, owner's name to front free endpaper, spotting to title page and occasional light spotting throughout, chipped edge to pp.293/294. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, minor wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

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.

Hardcover. Etat : Collectible; Fine. First Edition Thus. This hardcover book is square and tight; being nicely rebound in modern linen with a brown leather spine label. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages are clean, with no markings or folds. There is some light toning to the frontispiece. The frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text are by Tony Johannot. There is a biographical notice of the Author by Jules Janin. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. A beautiful copy. 401 pages with two pages of ads.

Full-Leather. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Tony Johannot (illustrateur). First Edition. Cover is full leather and rates fine. Interior is nerar very good plus with a hint of foxing. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : 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.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Half green morocco leather cover with green cloth has wear to the corners and along hinges but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned with scattered foxing. .

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Shannon, Kitty (illustrateur). 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).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Johannot, Tony (illustrateur). Re-backed with care and taste, covers and spine a little faded, hinges tending to loosen but not parted yet; a little foxing of frontispiece, but text and text engravings (or rather lithographs from the originals) are very clean. A great period piece. Size: 4to. Book.

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.

With a Biographical Notice of the Author, by Jules Janin. Translated by Joseph Thomas. xx, 401 [1] pp. Illustrated by Tony Johannot. 8vo, later full polished blue calf; spines gilt with an art nouveau motif; t.e.g., by Zaehnsdorf. Tiniest areas of rubbing to the leather at the corner tips; a very attractive copy.

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.

Leather. Etat : Near Fine. Tony Johannot (illustrateur). First British Edition. [Fine Binding]. Three-quarter maroon morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, elaborate decorative gilt compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, (10.25 x 6.75 inches). First English translation. 401 pages; engraved illustrations by Tony Johannot throughout. SIGNED BINDING, stamped "Tout Binder" verso front flyleaf. A clean, tight set in fine binding showing minimal wear Size: Quarto.