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Rabelais, Francis.
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.
London, Navarre Society Limited,
1920, Hard Cover,
illus: W. Heath Robinson, Condition: Very Good, François Rabelais (c. 1495-1553), Medieval free thinker and bold satirist; most famous for La Vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel, (translated from the French in 1653). Originally comprised of four books which appeared from 1532 (or 1533) to 1552; a fifth, with his most outrageous and daring ideas, published posthumously in (1562-64). His satire was revolutionary for it's time attacking religous figures, scholasticism, social and political events; with bold course humour. Rabelais was the master of Ribaldry. With 100 illustrations by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), English Cartoonist and book illustrator; many tail and headpieces. Glossy printed frontispieces, protected by tissue. Text clean and bright, solidly bound. Various pages uncut, few roughly cut; vol. I, illustration page listings rough cut with closed edge tears; vol. II few content pages, rough cut with closed edge tears. Foxing to e.p., title pages red and black. TEG. Bound in creme colored linen, gilt decoration to front, blind stamped gilt lettering and decorations to spine, mild browning to cloth; volume II rear board few cloth bubbles. Two very sound clean copies of this great Medieval satirist. Printed upon laid paper of fine quality specially made for the Navarre Society and is strictly limited. tall 8 vo, 474, 462. Digitals available. N.D. circa 1920.
(Trajan, Fisher, Of, Frogs, Rabelais, William, Heath, Robinson, Illustrator, British, Illustrators, French, Literature, French, Satire, Medieval, Literature, 17th, Century, French, Literature, Renaissance, Literature, Ribaldry, Rabelais, Gargantua, Limited, Editions) Cat No. 3023.
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Rabelais, Francis.
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.
London, Navarre Society Limited,
1920, Hard Cover,
illus: W. Heath Robinson, Condition: Very Good, François Rabelais (c. 1495-1553), Medieval free thinker and bold satirist; most famous for La Vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel, (translated from the French in 1653). Originally comprised of four books which appeared from 1532 (or 1533) to 1552; a fifth, with his most outrageous and daring ideas, published posthumously in (1562-64). His satire was revolutionary for it's time attacking religous figures, scholasticism, social and political events; with bold course humour. Rabelais was the master of Ribaldry. With 100 illustrations by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), English Cartoonist and book illustrator; many tail and headpieces. Glossy printed frontispieces, protected by tissue. Text clean and bright, solidly bound. Various pages uncut, few roughly cut; vol. I, illustration page listings rough cut with closed edge tears; vol. II few content pages, rough cut with closed edge tears. Foxing to e.p., title pages red and black. TEG. Bound in creme colored linen, gilt decoration to front, blind stamped gilt lettering and decorations to spine, mild browning to cloth; volume II rear board few cloth bubbles. Two very sound clean copies of this great Medieval satirist. Printed upon laid paper of fine quality specially made for the Navarre Society and is strictly limited. tall 8 vo, 474, 462. Digitals available. N.D. circa 1920.
(Trajan, Fisher, Of, Frogs, Rabelais, William, Heath, Robinson, Illustrator, British, Illustrators, French, Literature, French, Satire, Medieval, Literature, 17th, Century, French, Literature, Renaissance, Literature, Ribaldry, Rabelais, Gargantua, Limited, Editions) Cat No. 3023.
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Hale, Rev. Edward Everett, Introduction.
Only True Mother Goose Melodies, the an Exact Reproduction of the Text & Illlustrations of the Original Edition Published & Copyrighted in Boston in the Year 1833 By Munroe & Francis
Boston, Lee and Shepard,
1905, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The wonderful original Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes with their reflections of English culture; 90 reproductons of engravings. Reproduction of Munroe & Francis title page and history of the Goose family. Origins of the Goose family stem back to the 1600's; immigrating from England to Boston. Tan cloth backed paper illustrated board, blue and white decorated illustration to front and rear boards, mild small chips and rubbing of edges and corners. Clean, no inscriptions. Tightly bound. 24 mo, 103 pp. In protective polyester wrap.
(Mother, Goose, Melodies, English, Nursery, Rhymes, Baby, Songs, Alexander, Anderson, Wood, Engraver) Cat No. 3024.
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Hale, Rev. Edward Everett, Introduction.
Only True Mother Goose Melodies, the an Exact Reproduction of the Text & Illlustrations of the Original Edition Published & Copyrighted in Boston in the Year 1833 By Munroe & Francis
Boston, Lee and Shepard,
1905, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The wonderful original Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes with their reflections of English culture; 90 reproductons of engravings. Reproduction of Munroe & Francis title page and history of the Goose family. Origins of the Goose family stem back to the 1600's; immigrating from England to Boston. Tan cloth backed paper illustrated board, blue and white decorated illustration to front and rear boards, mild small chips and rubbing of edges and corners. Clean, no inscriptions. Tightly bound. 24 mo, 103 pp. In protective polyester wrap.
(Mother, Goose, Melodies, English, Nursery, Rhymes, Baby, Songs, Alexander, Anderson, Wood, Engraver) Cat No. 3024.
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Hale, Rev. Edward Everett, Introduction.
Only True Mother Goose Melodies, the an Exact Reproduction of the Text & Illlustrations of the Original Edition Published & Copyrighted in Boston in the Year 1833 By Munroe & Francis
Boston, Lee and Shepard,
1905, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The wonderful original Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes with their reflections of English culture; 90 reproductons of engravings. Reproduction of Munroe & Francis title page and history of the Goose family. Origins of the Goose family stem back to the 1600's; immigrating from England to Boston. Tan cloth backed paper illustrated board, blue and white decorated illustration to front and rear boards, mild small chips and rubbing of edges and corners. Clean, no inscriptions. Tightly bound. 24 mo, 103 pp. In protective polyester wrap.
(Mother, Goose, Melodies, English, Nursery, Rhymes, Baby, Songs, Alexander, Anderson, Wood, Engraver) Cat No. 3024.
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