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GARGANTUA & PANTAGRUEL: Texte Transcrit et Annote par Henri Clouzot, Conservateur du Musee Galliera, et Illustre de 525 Vignettes par Joseph Hemard
by Rabelais, Francois
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: G. Cres & Cie, Editeurs, 1922. Hardcover. Very good. This is No. 376 of 400 copies. A series of five comic novels published between 1532 and 1564 that relate the misadventures of the giants Pantagruel, Gargantua, and Panurge, who are larger in wisdom than in the corporeal sense. Francois Rabelais (c.1494-1553) was a Franciscan and Benedictine monk who later became an eminent physician and humanist. Text in French. 812 p. Quarto. In a three-quarter brown morocco over brown cloth binding, with five raised bands, gilt titles, and marbled endpapers. The original wrappers are bound in. Light rubbing to the extremities; otherwise very good.
Synopsis
A masterly new translation of Rabelais’s robust scatalogical comedy Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Gargantua depicts a young giant who becomes a cultured Christian knight. Pantagruel portrays Gargantua’s bookish son who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided by wisdom and by his idiotic, self-loving companion, Panurge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72220
- Title
- GARGANTUA & PANTAGRUEL: Texte Transcrit et Annote par Henri Clouzot, Conservateur du Musee Galliera, et Illustre de 525 Vignettes par Joseph Hemard
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. Cres & Cie, Editeurs
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Literature, French Renaissance, Humanism, Satire, Illustrated Books
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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