Works...containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and his Sonne Pantagruel...trans. into English (by Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux)
by RABELAIS, Francois
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1904. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. Frontispiece, 98 other full page illustrations and text vignettes, by William Heath Robinson. Large thick 4to, untrimmed pages, gilt decorated white cloth (cloth is dust soiled, spotted; some foxing throughout). London: Grant Richards, 1904. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/> Previous owner's signature and date on title pages.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136403
- Title
- Works...containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and his Sonne Pantagruel...trans. into English (by Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux)
- Author
- RABELAIS, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Robinson,W.H
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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New York, New York
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...