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Rabelais
by France, Anatole [pseudonym of Anatole-Francois Thibault], 1844-1924
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz, London, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Edy Leonard. 1.0 kg.; 285, (3) pages in original beige cloth with leather titling block and gilt writing at the top of the spine. The spine section and the edges of the cloth for approximately 1 inch are slightly darkened. Darkening off the top edge of the text block. Traces of foxing to the rear panel, offset tanning of front and rear free end pages. Internally clean, bright and without marking. Translated by Ernest Boyd, the present volume constitutes the 1st English edition of the lectures delivered by Anatole France at Buenos Ayres in 1909. These lectures were published for the 1st time in French in December 1928, and formed the 17th volume of the complete illustrated edition of the works of Anatole France issued by Calmann-Levy." Page 11. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Edy Leonard. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Literature -- French; Inventory No: 0231832. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0231832
- Title
- Rabelais
- Author
- France, Anatole [pseudonym of Anatole-Francois Thibault], 1844-1924
- Illustrator
- Edy Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- BZDB2 French, Translated Illustrated Literature & Literary; Literature -- French; Edy Leonard Unbranded France, Anatole [pseudonym of Anatole-Francois Thibault], 1844-1924 Rabelais
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature -- French;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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