The Works of Rabelais.
by Rabelais, Francois. Translated and illustrated by Gustave Dore
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, c. 1900. Finley bound example of the works of French Renaissance writer Francois Rabelais. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated by Gustave Dore with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. French Renaissance writer and humanist Francois Rabelais is widely considered one of the greatest wirters in world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. His literary legacy is such that today, the word Rabelaisian has been coined as a descriptive inspired by his work and life. Merriam-Webster defines the word as describing someone or something that is "marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism".
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90439
- Title
- The Works of Rabelais.
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois. Translated and illustrated by Gustave Dore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c. 1900
- Keywords
- The Works of Rabelais Finely Bound
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...