Gargantua & Pantagruel.
by RABELAIS, Francois. HEMARD, Joseph (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Tiny tears and wear at the bottom of the spine; tight and sound in a sunned jacket with several small chips.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Dodd, Mead & Company,, n.d.. publisher's black gilt cloth in dust jacket, t.e.g.. Tiny tears and wear at the bottom of the spine; tight and sound in a sunned jacket with several small chips.. 4to,. Illustrated by 525 vignettes by Joseph Hemard.. Prefaced by Life of Rabelais by Henri Clouzot. Additional postage applicable; this is a very heavy book.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74317
- Title
- Gargantua & Pantagruel.
- Author
- RABELAIS, Francois. HEMARD, Joseph (illus.)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by 525 vignettes by Joseph Hemard.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's black gilt cloth in dust jacket, t.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Tiny tears and wear at the bottom of the spine; tight and sound in a sunned jacket with several small chips.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- n.d.
- Pages
- xxvii, 808 pp.
- Size
- 4to,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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