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Modern Library. Very Good. Rabelais, Francois. The Complete Works of Rabelais: The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel. In the Modern Translation of Jacques Le Clercq. Le Clercq, Translator, Jacques . NY: Modern Library, ND. 841pp. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with rubbed spine ends. Stamp on front free end sheet..

The Heritage Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. B000MBULQK . This book is in good condition; ex-library with usual stamps and markings. No dustjacket. Some shelfwear. Some underlined passages but not overwhelming. Solid study or reading copy but not for collectors. ; 9.37 X 6.30 X 2.05 inches .

UK: The Abbey Library The complete works in One Volume. Undated, circa 1950. Aged textblock, clean and tight, illustrated end papers. All page edges are age-toned. Moisture bubbled front cover to the outer corners, bumped head and foot of spine and corners, slight tilt to the spine. Unclipped dust jacket, small tears and creases to the corners, rubbed edges, lightly character-soiled sides, mylar sleeved. 730p.. Boards. Good+/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Frank C. Pape. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London: The Navarre Society, 1954. Third Impression of 1948 Edition. Cloth. Very Good/None. W. Heath Robinson. Thick 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 1 3/4"), red cloth with gold lettering on spine; illustrated with B&W frontispiece, 53 full-page sketches, and many in-text vignettes by W. Heath Robinson; xviii + 332 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. François Rabelais (c.1494 - 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, monk, and Greek scholar. He has been celebrated as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. <br/> <br/> Gargantua depicts a young giant who is rescued from a deplorable education instituted by his father, old women, and dotty professors. Overcoming most obstacles, he becomes a cultivated and most-Christian knight, though his actions satirize chivalric ideals. In Pantagruel, the son of Gargantua, Rabelais further parodied chivalry and satirized major institutions such… Read More

New York: Modern Library, 1944. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION THUS. NEW YORK : 1944. Hardback. In the modern translation of Jacques Le Clercq. Original dark-red cloth; gilt lettered spine onto a black panel. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. End-papers slightly brown. VERY GOOD INDEED. A nice copy. (xxxii), 841 pages. FRANCOIS RABELAIS (born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes, and songs. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics consider him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. His best-known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. His literary legacy is such that the word Rabelaisian has been coined as a descriptive inspired by his work and life. Merriam-Webster… Read More

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1933. Hardcover. Poor/Poor. The jackets are torn. The boards are marked. Some foxing / offsetting. A few pages are torn. Soundly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, 1944 The cover has a bit of wear, with fading, stains, and small scuffs. The page edges well tanned, as are the inside covers. The front endpaper has a name inscription from a previous owner. 841 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket.

London: Bodley Head. Two volume set. Bumped and soiled boards with wear to spine ends. Chipped jackets, with tear to spine head of vol. I. Ffeps removed cleanly. Pages crisp and tight. Minor foxing. . Good. Cloth. 1933.

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 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.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1927.. 1927 Two volumes. Handsome bindings in crimson half morocco with matching cloth boards. The spines gilt with raised bands. The spines are slightly faded and there are some marks to the cloth of Vol. 1. There is faint spotting to the plates and more pronounced spotting to the page edges. Otherwise a clean and tight set. Bookplates of Paul Latham, M.P. and restorer of Hurstmonceux Castle. Number 381 of 4300 numbered sets.