The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
by Francois Rabelais
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book in very good condition, square and clean. Text and boards vibrant. No writing no soiling./No dj as issued
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (, 1982. Franklin Library Edition 1982. Illustrator Frank C. Pape. Brown paper over boards, gold designs and lettering. Book in very good condition, square and clean. Text and boards vibrant. No writing no soiling./No dj as issued. Frank C. Pape. The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel is one volume which contains five books It is to say the least, bizarre writing, interesting, but very different0. (Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel Study Guide). Although the five books of Gargantua and Pantragruel are often presented chronologically, Francois Rabelais actually wrote the second book first, which is the story of Pantagruel Research by Donald M Frame indicates that Rabelais wrote his story about Pantagruel in the early 1530s after an anonymous writer wrote and published a successful story about a giant by the name of Gargantua Other. Franklin Library Edition 1982. Illustrator Frank C. Pape. Very Good, square and clean. Text and boards vibrant. No writing no soiling. Two small area, fading of the gold gilt at front cover. High quality paper - pages that are sewn not glued into the binding - gold gilded page edges on all three sides- raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. A bautiful copy. Brown paper over boards, gold designs and lettering.
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- YJS BOXES OF BOOKS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- biblio664
- Title
- The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Author
- Francois Rabelais
- Illustrator
- Frank C. Pape
- Format/Binding
- Brown paper over boards, gold designs and lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - Book in very good condition, square and clean. Text and boards vibrant. No writing no soiling.
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Franklin Library Edition 1982. Illustrator Frank C. Pape
- Publisher
- Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- bib bc web bx20 #664 #biblio664
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Christmas Catalog; FRANKLIN LIBRARY COLLECTION;
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