The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
by RABELAIS, Francois
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. Translation by John M. Cohen. Illustrations by Frank C. Pape. Small 4to. Full burgundy calf with gilt lettering and decoration, raised bands. 715pp. All edges gilt. Numerous illustrations, decorative endpapers. Near fine. Couple of inoffensive abrasions on front flyleaf (likely from bookplate removal). Handsome modern edition, with Pape's illustrations from the 1927 two-volume Bodley Head edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39014
- Title
- The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Author
- RABELAIS, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; World Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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Galena, Illinois
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...