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
Leather Bound. Very Good. Paris: LIBRAIRIE UNIVERSELLE. 1905 First edition with an essay on the necessity of a modern French version by M. Faguet of the Academie. Gargantua and Pantagruel complete. Illus. Félix JOBBE-DUVAL and de R. de la NEZIERE. Very good 1/2 leather and marbled boards. First edition: 280 272 276 275 280 272 pages bound in six handsome volume bright gilt five raised bands. no readers' marks. Marbled endpapers top edge smooth all other edges deckled/feathered. Brief scuffing and edgewear. No reader's marks. Pages toning. Near-fine. hardcover
Library of World Literature series. Moscow: Exmo 2016. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.�SKUalb5630fdca60a87d69. unknown
Roman. Translated from French by I. G. Sidorenko. Ambassador V. I. Paschenka. Hud. Yu. I. Kryga. Kyiv. Veselka. 1984. 224s. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.�SKUalbe8ed71cc7a0ead93. unknown
A series: World masterpieces for children. Translated for children by the Russian poet N.A. Zabolotsky. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. comments by B. Reizova. Moscow: B.S.G.-Press 2006. 446 p. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.�SKUalb6fd0993acf15f36c. unknown
An education for children by N. Zabolotsky Remarks by B. Reizov Art. Design by F. Dontsov St. Petersburg. Soviet writer 1993. 416 p. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.�SKUalb8c974aa81a7c23be. unknown
Translation from the French by N.Lyubimov. Illustrations by G. Dore. Moscow Gosizdat 1961. 725s. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.�SKUalba38186ff43dde208. unknown
For children was processed by N. Zabolotsky: S.Pb.Gustava Dore L. Lendetizdat 1935. 322 Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book.� SKUalb3277ee3106bb0df6. unknown
Produced for children by N. Zabolotsky. Drawings by G. Dore. B. Kreutzer. Ser. School Book. L. Detgiz 1960. 326 You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKUalb2fcf103bd964b3bf unknown
University of California Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. Foxing to exterior edge of pages. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. ; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . University of California Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : RTC2-24811-A-0 ISBN : 0520064003 9780520064003
London : John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1933. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 9.5" by 6.5". Frank C. Pape . A faithfully rendered first trade edition of Francois Rabelais' complete works decorated with many striking illustrations. The first trade edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original gilt-decorated cloth. With many illustrations by English artist Frank C. Pape who is best known for his illustrations to the 1920s books from writers James Branch Cabell and Anatole France. With a frontispiece and ten plates to volume I and a frontispiece and twelve plates to volume II as well as numerous in-text illustrations throughout each. Collated complete. These volumes contain Rabelais' widely regarded magnus opus 'Gargantua and Pantagruel' which is made up of five novels celebrated for their rich use of Renaissance French and comedy. They exploit popular legends farces and romances as well as classical and Italian material. The work is annotated by Duchat Ozell and others as well as introduced by J. Lewis May a British critic and translator. In the original gilt-decorated cloth binding. Externally with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Both spine heads have losses with chips to the cloth and to the spine itself to Volume I. With marks to the boards and slight fading to the gilt to Volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few spots to the endpapers. Good Only John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1927. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". Frank C. Pape. A limited edition set containing the complete works of French writer Francois Rabelais strikingly illustrated by Frank C. Pape. This edition illustrated by Frank C. Pape and complete in two volumes limited to 4300 numbered sets of which 2300 are for sale in England. This set is No. 1655. Complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. Offering a delightful compilation of the works of Francois Rabelais a French author widely regarded as the first great French prose author. He is best known for his pentalogy of novels relating to the childhoods of giants named Gargantua and Pantagruel and his distinctive satirist depictions of the grotesque.Rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux annotations by Duchat Ozell and others and a new introduction by J. Lewis May. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates. Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve plates. Collated complete. In the original gilt-decorated cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally excellent with slight shelf wear and fading to the spines. Dust wrappers are smart with edge wear. Light chipping to the spine head and tail of Volume I and a small closed tear to the front cover of Volume II. Internally firmly bound. Minor offsetting to the endpapers and a few scattered spots to the first few leaves otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1933. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 10" by 7". Frank C. Papé. The second edition of The Complete Works of Rabelais with many illustrations by Frank C. Papé complete in two volumes. The second edition of The Complete Works of Rabelais with illustrations complete in two volumes. In the publisher"s original cloth with decorative gilt borders with the original unclipped dust wrappers. First published in 1927 this is the second edition of the works of French novelist François Rabelais translated to English from the original French. Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux with annotations by Duchat Ozell and others.With a new introduction by J. Lewis May and many black and white illustrations by Frank C. Papé. In the publisher"s original cloth with decorative gilt borders. Externally very smart with slight fading and damp staining to edge of one side of front and rear boards. Shelf wear to the extremities. Bumping to spine head and tail. The odd mark to the boards. Dust wrappers generally sound. Creasing to wrap. Chips and closed tears to extremities and front and rear panels. Closed tears and loss to joints and spine heads and tails. The odd mark to the wraps. Small area of loss to wrap at the spine of volume I. Archival tape repair to reverse wrap of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean but age toned and light spotting only to the first and last few. Very Good Indeed John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
London: Boni and Liveright 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two-volume leather bound set illustrated by Frank C. Pape and limited to 4300 numbered sets this being # 2015. Boni & Liveright 1927. VG decorative black leather boards with gilt decorating and lettering and raised bands at spine. Light corner wear to boards see photos. Gilt top edge and deckled fore-edge. Former owner's ink to front pastedowns. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. A gorgeous set. Boni and Liveright hardcover
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