The Complete Works of Rabelais: the Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel
by Rabelais, Francois; Jacques Le Clercq, Translator
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Unknown
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
The Modern Library, New York, 1944.. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, VG in orange boards. Light corner wear. top page edges in black841 pages. Clean and unmarked. A Modern Library Giant. the French writer and physician, one of the great comic geniuses in world literature; Modern translation by Jacques Le Clercq. Gargantua is a prince of enormous stature, whose life and adventures are recorded; the account of his education is a satire on medieval schooling. 'Pantagruel' deals with the adventures of Gargantua's son.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39921
- Title
- The Complete Works of Rabelais: the Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois; Jacques Le Clercq, Translator
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library, New York, 1944.
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