1970 Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his S...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel François Rabelais; translated by Urquhart and Motteux 1970 The Fraser Press : London 10.5" by 7" 740pp. SUMMARY A translated edition of this pentalogy of novels following two giants, written in the 16th century. Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION Translated edition. Limited to 1,560 copies of which 1,500 were for sale. This copy is out of series. The tale of two giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel, and their adventures. The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein, features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay, and is regularly compared with the works of William Shakespeare and James Joyce. Written by François Rabelais, a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He is primarily known as a writer of satire, of the grotesque, and of bawdy jokes and songs. Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, a Scottish aristocrat, writer, and translator, and Peter Anthony Motteux, a French-born English author, playwright, and translator. CONDITION In the original full crushed morocco binding with gilt. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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