The Works of Francois Rabelais
by Urquhart, Sir Thomas and Peter Motteux translators)
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Gibbings and Co. Ltd, 1901. Small Octavo. In five volumes, with the notes of Duchat, Ozell, ad others; introduction and revision by Alfred Wallis, illustrated with engravings, bound by Morrell in 3/4 red polished calf over red cloth, raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in a floral gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. A very good set with upper joint weakening on volume one.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015921
- Title
- The Works of Francois Rabelais
- Author
- Urquhart, Sir Thomas and Peter Motteux translators)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gibbings and Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Engravings English Translation Pantagruel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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