Asmodeus, Or, the Devil on Two Sticks
by Le Sage, Alain René , 1668-1747. /Thomas, Joseph, translator./ Janin, Jules
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London, Hutchinson [1924]. Hard Cover. xxiv, 324 p., 8 color plates (incl. front.), 16 b/w plates, 23 cm. Translation by Joseph Thomas first published in 1841. "Notice of Le Sage" (p. xiii-xxiv) signed Jules Janin (1804-1874). Illustrations by Kitty Shannon. Originally published as Le Diable Boiteux, Paris, 1707. A demon is released from a bottle where he had been imprisoned by an astrologer. He takes his liberator on a tour of Madrid, which is a satirical portrait of Paris society and was considered in times past a "naughty" book. Vg, top and bottom of spine frayed/no dj. Stock#101599 (dr).
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- Title
- Asmodeus, Or, the Devil on Two Sticks
- Author
- Le Sage, Alain René , 1668-1747. /Thomas, Joseph, translator./ Janin, Jules
- Illustrator
- Shannon, Kitty. 1887-1974
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- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson [1924]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1924]
- Keywords
- French Novel 18th Century in English Translation
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- Literature: World; Astrology;
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