The Works of Rabelais (2 Volumes)
by RABELAIS, FRANCOIS
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Navarre Society, 1921. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettered and decorated white buckram with gilt border to front boards with gilt fleur de lis. In early dust jackets. Limited 2 volume set. 1921? Book spines very lightly faded, previous owner's name in ink to top left corner of front paste down paper (both volumes). Some pages uncut. Privately printed for the Navarre Society, London. Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. Dust jackets slightly edge worn to upper front edges few small rips, chipped at head and heel of spine, both volumes. Dust jacket of volume 1 visible water stain, not terrible.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 603
- Title
- The Works of Rabelais (2 Volumes)
- Author
- RABELAIS, FRANCOIS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Navarre Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...