Gargantua and Pantagruel: The Five Books Translated into English by Jacques LeClercq and Illustrated by Lynd Ward
by Francois Rabelais
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Linen cloth hardcover boards with dark blue lettering to spine. Slight discoloration to several letters on spine. Otherwise, text very clean, binding tight, book square. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover.
Rabelais has ferequently been named as the world's greatest comic genius, and Gragantua and Patagruel covers the entire satirical spectrum.
Heritage Press, quality paper, fine binding. A French classic.
Slipcase missing, Mylar covered.
Synopsis
A masterly new translation of Rabelaiss robust scatalogical comedy Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Gargantua depicts a young giant who becomes a cultured Christian knight. Pantagruel portrays Gargantuas bookish son who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided by wisdom and by his idiotic, self-loving companion, Panurge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11-29-2023-01
- Title
- Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Author
- Francois Rabelais
- Illustrator
- Lynd Ward
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1942 Heritage Press
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French Literature, Satire, Novels
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
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