Master Francis Rabelais (2 Vols.); Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds, and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel by Rabelais, Francis - 1892

London, UK: A H Bullen, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chalon, Louis. 308pp; some in-text illustrations, three plates (tissue guarded) all black and white. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Sun faded spine and boards, worn. Bumped spine ends. Lightly bumped bottom corners. Gilt top-edge, other edges uncut. Free endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Translated into English by Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux.

London, UK: A H Bullen, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chalon, Louis. 240pp; some in-text illustrations, four plates including frontispiece (tissue guarded) all black and white. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Sun faded spine and boards, worn. Bumped spine ends. Lightly bumped bottom corners. Gilt top-edge, other edges uncut. Free endpapers tanning, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Translated into English by Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. First edition thus (hardback), volume 1 only. 4to (30cm by 22cm), xlvi, 341pp. 10 plates by Louis Chalon. Original white cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt morif to the front board. Binding rubbed and dusty, bookplate to the front pastedown, chafing to the foot of the spine, many pages unopened; overall, this book is in good condition. The is the large-paper edition printed on japon, limited to 210 sets (this book is number 92). Please note that this is volume 1 only.

Bullen. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First Editions Thus, First Printings. Published by A. H. Bullen, 1904. Quartos. Publisher's original cloth boards stamped in gold. 3 volumes. Black and white frontispiece with tissue guard intact in volume one. Books are very good; with no writing or names. Spines straight, bindings tight and pages crisp. Boards have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine fading, and scuffs. Spotting to page ends and first few pages. A very good complete set of Francis Rabelais' fantastical tales of Garangtua and Pantagruel. Books placed in custom acetate protectors. Approximately 915 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back, guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have… Read More