The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais. 2 volumes
Rabelais, François; Papé, Frank C [illus.]
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1933
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G : in Good condition with torn dust jackets in clear protective wraps. Inner tape repairs to jackets. Split to head of spine of volume I. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Fore-edge foxed, scattered light foxing within. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). xxi, 499pp; xiv, 730pp. B/w illustrations and line drawings. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Seller Inventory # rab07a
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Title: The Complete Works of Doctor François ...
Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1933
Binding: Black hardback cloth cover
Condition: Good
Edition: Reprint.
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The Complete Works Of Doctor Francois 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 2 Volumes [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1927] Rabelais, Francois
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Condition: Poor. 2 Vol set. No jackets. A few scratches, some dirty marks and shelf wear on covers. Also foxing on outer edges of pages and heavy foxing on a few pages in book. Content is fine to read throughout. Seller Inventory # 058434-16a
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The Complete Works of Doctor Francois 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 2 Volumes
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John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1927
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Seller: Transformer, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frank C. Papé (illustrator). Limited/Numbered. The Whole Faithfully Rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with Annotations by Duchat, Ozell and Others, A New Introduction by J. Lewis May, and Many Illustrations by Frank C. Papé, in Two Volumes, complete. (499pp, 730pp.) This Edition Limited to 4300 numbered sets, of which this is No.1486. Black cloth, gilt lettering and decorative borders, the corners bumped, the gilt bright at base, slightly rubbed at top, and entirely faded from spine. Vol.1 front hinge starting, Vol.2 also just barely starting towards end. Edges slightly foxed, and some scattered foxing throughout, including to the border of some of the plates. Illustrated with engravings in fantastic (in its literal meaning) style; Papé is a master of fantasy art combined with caricature. Vol.1 contains 10 plates + frontispiece, Vol.2 has 12 + frontispiece, and both are decorated with sundry additional illustrations throughout the text. Overall a decent set. Heavy, of course, combined weight 2kg before packaging; UK postage more than standard, and overseas very expensive. (French, Literature, Satire, Fantasy, Illustrated, Fantasy Art, Fantastic Art) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Numbered Limited Edition. Seller Inventory # C04199
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The Complete Works of Doctor Francois Rabelais, 2 Volumes Complete LIMITED EDITION
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John Lane, The Bodley Head / Boni & Liveright, 1927
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Hardcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcovers. No DJs. 2 VOLUME SET. LIMITED EDITION #1853 OF 4300 COPIES. 1927 EDITION. Wonderful illustrations by Frank C. Pape. Text/illustrations unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Spines with edge wear. Bindings tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Seller Inventory # 52206290051
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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 / the whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux ; with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Papé. Completed in 2 volumes
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London, New York: J. Lane ; Boni and Liveright, 1933
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Hardcover
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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First Edition. Good cloth copies in good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrappers, both now mylar-sleeved.Some sun-toning and foxing along the margins of each copy, no text effected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes plates 24 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 379020
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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 / the whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux ; with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Papé. Completed in 2 volumes
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London, New York: J. Lane ; Boni and Liveright, 1933
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Hardcover
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Good cloth copies in good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrappers, both now mylar-sleeved.Some sun-toning and foxing along the margins of each copy, no text effected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes plates 24 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 379020
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The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais (2 volumes)
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Boni and Liveright, New York, 1927
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Hardcover
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition. 499; 730pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with lettering and decorative ornamentation in gilt on the backstrip and front board. Publisher's red topstain. Fore-edges deckled. Spine ends frayed. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedowns. Periodic light foxing within. Spine of volume 1 faded. Several minor moisture stains to the top edge of the text block of this volume as well. Hinges of volume 2 just a little soft. Complete. All plates present. Rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell, and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Papé. One in an edition of 4,300 numbered sets. Volume 1 is number 2,060. Volume 2 is not numbered. In addition to Rabelais, British artist Frank C. Papé (1878-1972) illustrated the works of Homer, Spenser, Bunyan, Defoe, James Branch Cabell, and Anatole France. Seller Inventory # 70559
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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: the whole faithfully rendered into English / by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others. A new introd. by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Papé. Complete in 2 Volumes
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London New York: J. Lane; Boni and Liveright, 1927
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Haughton. Very good cloth copies in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Volume 2 dust wrapper lacks of back wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: 2 volumes; plates; 24 cm.Notes: Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references.Subjects: Rabelais, François 1490-1553; Translations into English. Fantasy fiction, French; Translations into English.Gargantua (Legendary character); Fiction. Giants; Fiction. Fantasy fiction, French. Genre: Fiction. illustrated. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 311636
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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: the whole faithfully rendered into English / by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others. A new introd. by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Papé. Complete in 2 Volumes
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London New York: J. Lane; Boni and Liveright, 1927
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Haughton. Very good cloth copies in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Volume 2 dust wrapper lacks of back wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: 2 volumes; plates; 24 cm.Notes: Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references.Subjects: Rabelais, François 1490-1553; Translations into English. Fantasy fiction, French; Translations into English.Gargantua (Legendary character); Fiction. Giants; Fiction. Fantasy fiction, French. Genre: Fiction. illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 311636