Master Francis Rabelais : Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel Limited numbered edition two volumes complete set

Rabelais, Master Francis; (author); Urquhart, Sir Thomas; Motteux, Peter Antony ( translators); Francois Rabelais

Published by Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1892

About this Item

A two volume set of this limited edition, no.939 out of 1000 published. First English translation with an introduction by Anatole de Montaiglon. Quarto hardback Bound in green silk with gilt embossed vignette to the front boards and lettering to the spines. xlviii + 342 pages + xiv + 456 pages Illustrated with 15 engraved plates with tissue guards, including a frontispiece plate to volume I Good condition - edges rubbed and spine slightly darkened No inscriptions Printed by the Chiswick Press.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Master Francis Rabelais : Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel Limited numbered edition two volumes complete set
• Publisher: Lawrence and Bullen, London
• Publication Date: 1892
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Louis Chalon
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 2700 grams