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The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick Containing Five Books of the lives, Heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his Sonne Pantagruel, Together with the Pantagrueline Prognostication, the Oracle of the Divine. ( 2 Volume set)
by Rabelais, Francois, 1490-1553
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- Condition
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London, Nd(1921): Priv. Print. For The Navarre Society Limited. Octavo. Vol. I, 474 pages, Vol. II, 462 pages. illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, 1872-1944 . Gargantua and Pantagruel is a satire ridiculing the educational and religious establishment of his day. W. Heath Robinson had already become one of the finest illustrators of books including his own Bill the Minder (1912), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914) and this fine edition of Rabelais (1921). The English translation was begun by Sir Thomas Urquart and finished by Pierre Motteau. They attempted to be delicate but besides sex, Rabelais often deals with the problems of the removal of bodies wastes. He states that excrement and Piss (or the lack thereof) keep the Physician with patients. The Typography and printing of this book was extraordinary. One of the finest productions of the Navarre Society bound in three-quarter red Morocco over salmon cloth, raised bands gilt, title gilt within one compartment, others decoratively stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, one bumped corner otherwise fine.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028341
- Title
- The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick Containing Five Books of the lives, Heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his Sonne Pantagruel, Together with the Pantagrueline Prognostication, the Oracle of the Divine. ( 2 Volume set)
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois, 1490-1553
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Priv. Print. For The Navarre Society Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, Nd(1921)
- Keywords
- French Renaissance; Scandalous Humor and Satire By Rabelais;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Renaissance;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
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