Motteux peter translator (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1941. book, binding and text in very good condition, green cloth binding with gilt stamped title on red on spine cover, binding tight and square no damage, top edge red text clean and unmarked PO ex-libris on paste down fep. Hans Alexander Mueller (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 1104 pages. 8.50x5.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. Black cloth over boards with gilt illustration, lettering to front cover and spine of both volumes. Title pages not dated. Copyright pages dated 1927. 499 pages in volume one, 730 pages in volume two. Good condition. Head and foot of spine bumped. Covers clean. Page edges deckled, toned. Pages clean. Binding intact. Has illustrations. Limited edition. 4,300 sets made, this one is numbered 3,434.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 5 vol set. The boards are rubbed and edge worn. with light minor scuffing. Tanned pages. The front hinge of all volumes are cracked, with netting exposed. Tanned pages. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A smart three volume set of this translation of the adventures of Gargantua and Pantagruel from French writer Francois Rabelais. Three volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Volume two is illustrated with five plates. Volume three is illustrated with four plates. Collated complete. Five books on the adventures of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. Although most chapters are humorous, wildly fantastic and frequently absurd, a few relatively serious passages have become famous for expressing humanistic ideals of the time. Written by Francois Rabelais, a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. In his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he became better known as a satirist for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters. Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, a Scottish aristocrat, writer, and translator, and Peter Anthony Motteux, a French-born English author, playwright, and translator. Illustrated by Louis Chalon, a French painter, sculptor, illustrator, and goldsmith. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. Louis Chalon (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Small Octavos, 5 Volumes. In Good plus condition. In matching full green cloth bindings with gilt decoration and titling to front covers and spines; text blocks with gilt top edges. Boards show light wear and moderate soiling. Light rubbing along edges and at corners. Text blocks show moderate wear and light toning along edges. Lighter toning throughout. Interiors clean. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: Vol. I "The Inestimable Life of the Great Gargantua, Father of Pantagruel"; Vol. II "Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes, with his Heroic Acts and Prowesses"; Vol. III "The Heroic Deeds and Sayings of the Good Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes"; Vol. IV "The Heroic Deeds and Sayings of the Good Pantagruel, his Voyages and Wonders"; Vol. V "The Heroic Deeds and Sayings of the Good Pantagruel, his Visit to the Oracle" 1410905. Special Collections - Upstairs.…