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The complete works of Doctor Francois Rabelais abstractor of the quintessence being an account of the inestimable life of the great gargantua, and of the heroic deeds, sayings and marvellous voyages of his son the good Pantagruel. The whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Pape. . . .

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The complete works of Doctor Francois Rabelais abstractor of the quintessence being an account of the inestimable life of the great gargantua, and of the heroic deeds, sayings and marvellous voyages of his son the good Pantagruel. The whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Pape. . . .

by RABELAIS, Francois

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[London]: Abbey Library, [ca. 1950]. Thick 8vo. xxxviii, 730 pp. Numerous plates, illusts., illust. endpapers. Beige cloth, gilt lettrng (uniform light toning), w/ d.j. (mnr chppng, edgewear, creasng frnt cvr), NF/G. First edition, thus, of this classic erotic satires.

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Title
The complete works of Doctor Francois Rabelais abstractor of the quintessence being an account of the inestimable life of the great gargantua, and of the heroic deeds, sayings and marvellous voyages of his son the good Pantagruel. The whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Pape. . . .
Author
RABELAIS, Francois
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Abbey Library,
Place of Publication
[London]:
Date Published
[ca. 1950].
Keywords
French Literature, Satire, Humor, Renaissance, Illustrated Books, Francois Rabelais, Frank C. Pape, Erotica, France

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