Alain René Le Sage / Dubout - Le Diable boiteux - 1945

Exciting numbered edition 641 on BFK Rives and illustrated with 69 in-text and 12 plate illustrations by Dubout hand-colored by Maurice Beaufumé - This satirical and picaresque novel uses the adventures of a young student and the revelations of a demon to offer a critical portrait of Spanish society and, more broadly, human vices - The plot begins when Don Cléofas, a young man drawn into a turbulent existence, becomes involved in a dangerous situation and meets the devil Asmodée, a fantastical creature capable of lifting the roofs off houses to reveal to his companion the secrets of those who live in them - This narrative device gives Lesage the opportunity to transform the city into a vast social theatre, where respectable appearances often conceal passions, intrigues, deceptions and behaviours that do not conform to the values professed - Alain René Le Sage / Dubout - Le Diable boiteux - 1945 - Éditions du Livre - 203 Pages. Good binding condition, loose-leaf work in its full original soft cover, housed in the publisher's cardboard slipcase, light signs of wear, smooth spine with gold title - Very good interior condition, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 69 in-text and 12 plate illustrations by Dubout hand-colored by Maurice Beaufumé, numbered edition, this is one of 1560 copies numbered on BFK Rives, clean text, clean interior, a pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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