Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel - 2 Volumes
by , Francis (ill Louis Chalon)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Lawrence and Bullen , 1892 . Limited Edition . VG . 4TO . This is number 58 of only 210 copies printed on Japanese Vellum for England and America. Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, Introduction by Anatole de Montaiglon. Portrait frontis and nine other plates in gravure in volume 1, seven plates in gravure in volume 2. Bound in original cream gilt titled and decorated cloth, ribbon bookmarks. Some wear to the corners, covers are extensively spotted, particularly on the spines, otherwise very light wear with contents in excellent condition. A very heavy set, special shipping considerations will apply.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30068
- Title
- Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel - 2 Volumes
- Author
- , Francis (ill Louis Chalon)
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Bullen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Pages
- xivi341, xi, 455 pp.
- Size
- 4TO
- Keywords
- Children's and Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gravure
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