Master Francis Rabelais. Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel: (Complete two volume set)

Francis Rabelais (Francois Rabelais) / Thomas Urquhart (Trans.) / Peter Antony Motteux (Trans.) / Louis Chalon (Illust.)

Published by Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1892

About this Item

Complete two volume set. Limited edition, number 923 of 1000 copies printed for England and America. Green moire bindings with gilt vignette to front boards. Page edges untrimmed. Fading and slight rubbing to spines. Foxing to page edges, heavy tanning to free endpapers. Light foxing to first and last few pages in both volumes. Occasional patches of light foxing elsewhere. Tear to upper margin of page xiii/xiv in volume I. Portrait frontis and eight plates in Volume I; six plates in Volume II. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper in both volumes. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 8 x 11.25 inches (20 x 28.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 4to. xlvi, [2], 341, [3]; xi, [3], 455, [1].

Seller Inventory # 1245E021

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Master Francis Rabelais. Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel: (Complete two volume set)
• Publisher: Lawrence and Bullen, London
• Publication Date: 1892
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 3150 grams
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