The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
by Rabelais, Francois
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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Pahiatua, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frank C Pape. Quarter bound red leather with three raised bands to spine. Gilt decorations and titles. A fore edges tipped in 22ct gold. Silk marker. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Book has not been read and feels as though never opened.
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- Bookseller
- The Secret Bookshop (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019556
- Title
- The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois
- Illustrator
- Frank C Pape
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- New
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- Gilt
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