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
first edition
1904
by 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, Grant Richards, 1904, first edition thus, 2 volumes, spines just a bit faded, light scattered foxing throughout mostly near the fore edge, 3/8 inch strip excised from the half-title of each volume, previous owners bookplate on the verso of the half-title, some slight dust-soil to the cream cloth covers as always, else tight vg+/near fine copies with gold-gilt lettering and decorations to front covers and spine and gold-gilt t.p.e.'s as well. Each volume profusely illustrated by William Heath Robinson. (Inventory #: 07796)