Gargantua & Pantagruel in Two Volumes; Volume 2 by Rabelais, Francois - 1954: Everyman’s Library 827

London, England: For The Everyman Library, by J.M. Dent & Sons, 1954. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy, a set complete in two volumes; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, of the Everyman's Library edition, #527, of the classic epic romance by Francois Rabelais. Short, squat hardcover format, bound in blue cloth over boards, sharp and distinct copper lettering to each spine. Decorated endpapers front and rear. "Francois Rabelais, born in Touraine about 1494. Before 1530, when he graduated in medicine, he hd been in both Franciscan and Benedictine monasteries. Appointed physician at the Hotel-Dieu at Lyons. In 1534 went to Italy under patrongage of Cardinal Jean du Bellay, and passed his life partly there and partly in Paris until 1550, when he was made Cure of Meudon. Left Meudon in 1552 and died, probably in 1553, in Paris." Volume One: xxii, [2], 3--360 pp.; Volume Two: x, 1-362 pp.; followed by a list of other… Read More

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1946. Pale blue cloth lettered in gold on spine (no decoration). Orange "Romance" DW has black and white "rosette" signed ER on front cover. Rear cover states "OVER 980 VOLUMES".. Reprint Thus. Hardback. nrFine/VG DW.

Hardcover. Good. NO DUST JACKET, GUILDING ON SPINE FADING 1954 EDITION. Sold by the charity Langdon: Supporting disabled men and women.

London, New York: J. Lane ; Boni and Liveright, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copies in good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrappers, both now mylar-sleeved.Some sun-toning and foxing along the margins of each copy, no text effected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes plates 24 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references.

London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society Ltd. No date, circa 1921. Two volumes bound in original white cloth with gilt title and decorations, top edges gilt, with numerous fabulous black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. Both volumes Very Good Plus, toning to end pages, gilt top edge Vol. 1 darkened, a quite handsome set. . Limited Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by W. Heath Robinson. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1933. Hardcover Small Quarto. Hardcover. Very good. leather bound spine, gilt lettering and decoration, marbled boards, 499 pp (vol 1), 730 pp (vol 2) Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

London New York: J. Lane; Boni and Liveright, 1927. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Haughton. Very good cloth copies in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Volume 2 dust wrapper lacks of back wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: 2 volumes; plates; 24 cm.Notes: Illus. incl. plates, and covers. Includes bibliographical references.Subjects: Rabelais, Fran�ois 1490-1553; Translations into English. Fantasy fiction, French; Translations into English.Gargantua (Legendary character); Fiction. Giants; Fiction. Fantasy fiction, French. Genre: Fiction. illustrated.

Paris : Garnier-Flammarion, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Poor set in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Series; GF Texte integral. Physical description; three volumes. Subjects; Rabelais, Fran�ois ca. (1490-1553?). French Literature.

1708. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper as issued. 8vo. - 2 Volume Set - Rebound at some point in half leather over marbled boards w/ morocco title labels to spine - Leather if heavilt rubbed, particularly to spines and Vol II has a 1" section of leather coming away from the haed - New plain endpapers - Edges of text block are toned - Internally there is some toning and foxing plus some light pencil annotations throughout - Vol I has a previous owner's name in ink to blank pre-lim - Title page and frontispiece are toned - ow/ both volumes are clean and tight - 532+232 pages

London: James Woodward, 1708. First collected English Edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown calf rebacked, original spine laid-down. 2 vols in one. Very good. 532 [8] [*1,B8-Uu8]. 20 x 12.5 cm. Frontispiece portrait. Index. Rabelais, Renaissance humorist, using the name Aclofribas Nasier [an anagram of his name] published his first book, "Pantagruel," the start of the "Gargantua" series that was completed in four novels -- a chronicle of farce, peppered with broad popular humor mocking asceticism and oppressive religious and political forces. Generally clean and sound internally, early small initials margin of frontispiece and in margin of second title, corner wear.