Buy this book on-line RABELAIS Francis Translated URQHUHART & MOTTEUX : Master Francis Rabelais Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and PantagruelA H Bullen, London, 1904
4to - over 9? - 12" tall. 3 volumes in browned buckram cloth, top edge gilt, gilt titled spines, insect damage visible to surface of the buckram to all 3 vols. appears as lighter part of the cloth where surface layer of pigment has been lost etc. untrimmed edges shows some foxing, light foxing to prelims. 14 plates all with tissue guads. occasional minor foxing. xlvi, 240 + x, 265 + xi, 307pp. nice edition with large borders. engraved illustrations by Louis Chalon. Urquhart published his translation of the first two books in 1633; Motteux added the third in 1693, based on Urquhart's papers, and translated the fourth and fifth book himself in 1708. (3KG for shipping). Illustr.: Louis Chalon. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Buckram. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of RABELAIS Francis Translated URQHUHART & MOTTEUX : Master Francis Rabelais Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and Pantagruel. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, incunabula, collectables, out-of-print books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |