The Works of Francis Rabelais (2 volumes)
by Urguhart, Sir Thomas and Peter Anthony Motteux
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Monterey, California, United States
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About This Item
London: H. G. Bohn, 1854. A New Edition, Revised and With Additional Notes. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 536; 574 pp. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Translated from the French by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Motteux; with explanatory notes by Duchat, Ozell, and others. Zaensdorf binding. Full blue leather with gilt decoration to spines; 5 raised bands & red gilt lettered title labels to spines; gilt ruling to boards gilt dentelling inside covers; marbled endpapers; TEG. Near fine (shelfwear; light scraping to spine ends; minor moisture spots to Vo. II front board; small bookseller label inside front boards); an attractive set. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
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- Bookseller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14814
- Title
- The Works of Francis Rabelais (2 volumes)
- Author
- Urguhart, Sir Thomas and Peter Anthony Motteux
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A New Edition, Revised and With Additional Notes
- Publisher
- H. G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Carpe Diem Fine Books
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Monterey, California
About Carpe Diem Fine Books
Carpe Diem Fine Books offers a discriminating selection of out-of-print, signed and unusual books in all fields – with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West. Proprietors James Bryant and Mary Hill have served an international clientele of private collectors and libraries since 1995. Their book gallery, located in a charming 1930's Carmel stone building just steps from the Robert Louis Stevenson House in historic Old Monterey, features a constantly changing inventory - from the classics to the unexpected.
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