The complete works of Doctor François Rabelais, abstractor of the quintessence : being an account of the inestimable life of the great Gargantua, and of the heroic deeds, sayings and marvellous voyages of his son the good Pantagruel [complete in two volumes]

Rabelais, François (c. 1490-1553?)

London : J. Lane ; New York : Boni and Liveright, 1927. First Edition. Very good library copies both in contemporary gilt-blocked waxed black cloth boards, now lightly scuffed, with minor bumps to corners and wear to endbands. Endpapers faintly foxed and minor library marks remain, with the interior otherwise tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Notes; Nos. 1869 (vol. 1) and 1870 (vol. 2) from a limited edition of 4300. Item #468143

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : plates ; 24 cm. Notes; Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux. Annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others. Introduction by J. Lewis May. Illustrated by Frank C. Papé. Subjects; Rabelais, François. Gargantua. Pantagruel. Fantasy fiction. French literature. 16th century. 20th century. Illustrated. Plates.

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