Five Books of the Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel
by Rabelais, Francois (Master Francis);Urquhart, Sir Thomas and Motteux, Peter Antony, translators
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George Barrie Book. Illus. by Boilvin, Emile, etchings. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No publication date (late 19th century). Volume IX of Bibliophilist's Library. Black cloth binding, paste-on label, rough-cut pages. Volume I of 2 volumes. Printed on Japanese Vellum, limited edition, this being #96 of 1,000 copies printed by subscription only. Contains three books in this volume. Frontispieces plus 5 double illustrations/engravings with protective tissues. 322 pages. Paste-on label discolored, corners bumped. Very good condition..
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- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002378
- Title
- Five Books of the Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois (Master Francis);Urquhart, Sir Thomas and Motteux, Peter Antony, translators
- Illustrator
- Boilvin, Emile, etchings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Barrie
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Literature and Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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- First Edition
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