Rabelais Gargantua and Patagruel. In Three Volumes.
by Urquhart, Thomas and Le Motteux, Peter ( Translators)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£121.74£97.39
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About This Item
London: David Nutt, 1900. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter red cloth with burgundy hard covers and gilt tiles, rules, and designs to the spine. The Tudor Translations edited by W.E. Henley and an introduction by Charles Whibley. 337, 265, and 434 pp.Deckled pages. Burgundy EPs. These copies are VG. Exteriors are bright and clean with modestly sunned spine. Gilt still bright. Edges, tips, and spine ends with modest wear /crimping. Insides have a very small PO address label on each inside top board. Otherwise unmarked, tight, and crisp. Text are modestly/evenly toned. Very nice..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001646
- Title
- Rabelais Gargantua and Patagruel. In Three Volumes.
- Author
- Urquhart, Thomas and Le Motteux, Peter ( Translators)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
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- Crisp
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