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01/27/2026

01/27/2026

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01/26/2026

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01/18/2026

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01/18/2026

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01/11/2026

Happy Sunday everyone!!
Today’s Spotlight Book!

A true 18th-century classic: Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane by Alain-René Le Sage.

This is Tome II, Troisième Édition, printed in 1721, complete with original engraved plates and housed in a beautifully worn full leather binding that has earned every scar. This isn’t a decorative reprint or a shelf prop—this is the real thing. The kind of book that has survived monarchs, revolutions, and bad taste.

Gil Blas is one of the foundational picaresque novels of Europe—sharp satire, social criticism, dark humor, and moral ambiguity long before it was fashionable. If you like your literature intelligent, worldly, and unapologetically human, this book walks that line effortlessly.

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01/02/2026

1762 French Enlightenment Satire

Le Diable Boiteux (The Lame Devil) by Alain-René Lesage.

A classic satirical novel where a demon reveals the secret lives of society, politicians, clergy, scholars, and aristocrats alike.

Illustrated edition with period engravings, bound in original leather.

A cornerstone work of social critique and one of the most influential novels of its era.

Available through Mason Jar Book Co.