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The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais Doctor in Physick. Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pntagruell...Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. In Two Volumes
by RABELAIS, Francis; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illus.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: The Navarre Society, 1921.. FIRST EDITION THUS. 2 vols. 8vo. pp. xvi + 474, xvi + 462. (22.5 x 14.5 cm). Original publisher's gilt decorated white cloth, upper edges gilt, lower and outer edges uncut. 97 black and white full page illustrations, including head and tail pieces. Light shelfwear to covers, some spotting to edges and preliminary pages of both volumes, scattered light foxing throughout. Generally a very good set.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Frew Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61345
- Title
- The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais Doctor in Physick. Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pntagruell...Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. In Two Volumes
- Author
- RABELAIS, Francis; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illus.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Navarre Society, 1921.
- Keywords
- Illustrated. Literature. Satire. Erotic.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Robert Frew Ltd
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London, London
About Robert Frew Ltd
Robert Frew has been trading in antiquarian books since 1975, starting out from an open market in Camden Lock, followed by shops in Primrose Hill, in Great Russell Street by the British Museum, Maddox Street Mayfair and now on the borders of South Kensington and Knightsbridge. Not to mention stints in Portobello Road and Safe Store Battersea.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, of which Robert Frew is a past president.We Exhibit at most of the major international ILAB fairs in America, often in Europe and sometimes in the Middle and Far East. We are also members of the PBFA, exhibiting in London and occasionally in the provinces.
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- Shelfwear
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- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- 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...
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