Le bachelier de Salamanque, ou les memoires de D. Cherubin de la Ronda, tirés d'un manuscrit espagnol

New edition, the original having appeared in 1736 then in 1738 for its sequel. Six figures, including a frontispiece, all unsigned. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full glazed brown calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Worn binding. Split headcaps. Lacks to joints at head and foot. Corners cut and rubbed bare.
Le bachelier de Salamanque is Lesage's last novel, and said to be his favorite, the fruit of his old age. Although still in the picaresque tradition, this last work no longer relies on multiple episodes like Gil Blas; if it shows less invention a priori, it is above all of a markedly darker and more melancholic tone than any of his novels.
19th-century bookplate of Mlle Victoire Kessler. Reims.