Amsterdam : Henri Bordesius 1711 . Leather. Very Good. 6" by 3.5". None. The noted French author François Rabelais the Nouvelle Edition uniformly bound in full calf. A New Edition of the work written in the original French. Uniformly bound in full calf. Six volumes bound in five of the collected works of FrançoisRabelais noted physician humanist and satirist of the French Renaissance. His legacy as a writer is designated by the term Rabelaisian which describes writing that is marked by robust humour and caricature. A new edition of this collection which includes his work on Gargantua and Pantagruel a bildungsroman exploration into the lives and especially childhoods of these giants. This volume contains a prologue and biographical note of the author and Books I to V of Gargantua and Pantagruel. Volume I is illustrated with four folding plates. Collated complete. Uniformly bound in full calf. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the extremities spine and joints causing a little loss. Slight cracking to the joints heavier to the front joints of volume IV and V. Light marking to the boards and endpapers. Bookplate to the front paste down. Hinges are slightly strained to volume IV and V a little strained to volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with light age toning and the odd mark mainly to the first and last pages. Ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper and the front blank to volume I. Very Good Henri Bordesius hardcover
Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres 1857. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. In french. 2 volumes. Green leather spines with marbled boards. Light foxing. Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Withi hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : ria9781018761213_inp ISBN : 1018761217 9781018761213
Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Withi hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : ria9781019113714_inp ISBN : 1019113715 9781019113714
Paris: J. Bry aîné 1854. Fine. J. Bry aîné Paris 1854 19 x 28.5 cm relié First-issue illustrated edition featuring 15 full-page plates and 100 in-text figures by Gustave Doré. This edition is considerably rarer than the well-known later Doré edition published by Garnier in folio format in 1873; moreover the Garnier edition reused 98 illustrations from the Bry edition. Printed in two columns. Twentieth-century half morocco binding with corners in chocolate brown. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Brown calf title label. A good fresh copy with a few occasional scattered foxing. ""Cet ouvrage populaire est fort recherché aujourd'hui pour les puissantes compositions de Gustave Doré qui s'était fait la main pour son admirable illustration des Contes Drolatiques qui parut l'année suivante."" Carteret Le trésor du bibliophile romantique et moderne. J. Bry aîné unknown
Paris: A La Librarie Illustree 1885-1886. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 9". None. A beautifully-bound collection of the works of Rabelais. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of vignette engravings and forty-eight plates many of which are coloured. Edition conforme aux derniers textes revus par l'Auteur. Rabelais has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy satire the grotesque bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance Western literary critics considered him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. Complete in two volumes. In half-morocco bindings and marbled boards. Externally smart though with some rubbing. Internally firmly bound. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Pages are bright and clean with just a few instances of foxing. Very Good Indeed A La Librarie Illustree hardcover
CHEZ FERDINAND BASTIEN PARIS. Leather. USED Very Good. BINDING FRENCH LITERATURE 3 volumes brown morocco gilt tooled backs sides with a gilt triple fillet border with a fleur de lis at each corner gilt dentelle borders inside gilt edges by Matthews. Plate 44 Vol. II p. 175 is lacking. One of 250 copies on wove paper. Two of the plates are signed by the engraver Houat and one by Foex from the library of Robert Hoe with bookplate. Houat signatures on pages 100 and 220 of Vol. II; Foex signature on page 24 of Vol. III. CHEZ FERDINAND BASTIEN PARIS hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 423085 ISBN : 1199078891 9781199078896
Amsterdam : Chez Henri Bordesius 1711. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. Volume V and VI from a collection of works by noted French writer Francois Rabelais previously owned by Lady Isabella Finch former Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Amelia of Great Britain. Volume V and VI bound in one from the collected works of Francois Rabelais noted physician humanist and satirist of the French Renaissance. His legacy as a writer is designated by the term Rabelaisian which describes writing that is marked by robust humour and caricature.A new edition of this collection which includes his work on Gargantua and Pantagruel a bildungsroman exploration into the lives and especially childhoods of these giants. This volume contains a prologue and biographical note of the author and Book V and VI of Gargantua and Pantagruel. This volume was previously owned by Lady Cecilia Isabella Finch an important eighteenth century noblewoman who served as the First Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Amelia of Great Britain the daughter of King George II. Her bookplate can be found to the front pastedown. In full contemporary calf binding. Externally some shelf wear and rubbing and cracking to the front joint and head and tail of the rear joint. Bookplate of Lady Cecilia Isabella Finch to the front pastedown. Internally hinges lightly strained. A few lights spots to the pages which are otherwise bright and clean. Good Chez Henri Bordesius hardcover
Paris: Delarue 1877. Sei tomi in tre volumi 10x18 cm bella legatura coeva in mezza pelle dorso a nervi con titolo dorato risguardie con carta marmorizzata; taglio superiore dorato. Brossure originali conservate all'interno. Qualche fioritura sparsa ma ottimo esemplare di questa edizione famosa per l'accuratezza e l'eleganza tipografica. Delarue unknown
Lyon: L'Association Generale de L'Internat 1935. Leather. VG-/No Jacket. Beautiful red leather rebind of this classic novel. Raised bands gold embossed title and author on spine. L'Association Generale de L'Internat hardcover
Paris: La Sirene 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. . a lovely copy with 50 illustrations many head- and tail-pieces. half-leather with marbled boards tanning to spine. Paris: La Sirene hardcover
Edito-Service. Hardcover. Near Fine. Facsimile edition of the 1943 version this volume in Near Fine condition and numbered 1390. unbound 187 pages in hardcover folder and slipcase Edito-Service hardcover
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