Le Diable Boiteux Alain Lesage 1824 old decorative leather 2 vol set French text[Old Books, Literature, Lesage, Decorative Leather Bindings, 19th century books]. Le Diable Boiteux, by Alain Rene Lesage. Published 1824, Paris by Berquet. 2 volumes, 249, 264 pages. Text in French. Engraved frontises, Period 1 4 leather bindings, smooth spines, gilt bands, embossed compartment decorations, gilt title lettering, marbled covers, edges, and end papers. Bindings remain clean, tight, and sound. Interior contents display scattered age