Peter antony motteux (15 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Lawrence and Bullen January 1892 Binding: Hardcover.

Zustand: Fair. Volume 3. This book has soft covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. London: No publication date, c. late 19th century. Red cloth binding, paper label on spine, 524 pp. Includes ten full-page illustrations by Chalon. Very good in cloth. Chalon (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Titles in red and black; inserted plated; full-olive green-buckram, spines gilt, a little wear to extremities. A very good set.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. No publication date (late 19th century). Volume IX of Bibliophilist's Library. Black cloth binding, paste-on label, rough-cut pages. Volume I of 2 volumes. Printed on Japanese Vellum, limited edition, this being #96 of 1,000 copies printed by subscription only. Contains three books in this volume. Frontispieces plus 5 double illustrations/engravings with protective tissues. 322 pages. Paste-on label discolored, corners bumped. Very good condition. Boilvin, Emile, etchings (illustrator).…

Zustand: Good0. First edition thus (hardback), volume 1 only. 4to (30cm by 22cm), xlvi, 341pp. 10 plates by Louis Chalon. Original white cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt morif to the front board. Binding rubbed and dusty, bookplate to the front pastedown, chafing to the foot of the spine, many pages unopened; overall, this book is in good condition. The is the large-paper edition printed on japon, limited to 210 sets (this book is number 92). Please note that this is volume 1 only.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A. H. Bullen 1904. Three volumes. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. With illustrations. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Complete two volume set. Limited edition, number 923 of 1000 copies printed for England and America. Green moire bindings with gilt vignette to front boards. Page edges untrimmed. Fading and slight rubbing to spines. Foxing to page edges, heavy tanning to free endpapers. Light foxing to first and last few pages in both volumes. Occasional patches of light foxing elsewhere. Tear to upper margin of page xiii/xiv in volume I. Portrait frontis and eight plates in Volume I; six plates in Volume II. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper in both volumes. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 8 x 11.25 inches (20 x 28.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 4to. xlvi, [2], 341, [3]; xi, [3], 455, [1].…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2 Volumes; Hardcovers in Very Good condition, 8vo, pages: lv,322; ix,448; 3/4 Burgundy leather, red cloth boards, spine titles in gilt, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, red satin place holders, Vol.I with frontis etchings in two states by Emile Boilvin (one with device at bottom) plus 5 additional etchings all with captioned tissues, Vol.II likewise with double frontis and 4 additional etchings; Printed for subscribers only; Tips worn, spine edges lightly rubbed. Bookseller accession no.: 16761. Extra postage will be required for this heavy 2-volume set. The adventures of two giants (a satirical story).…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A handsome two-volume set of limited editions of Rabelais" comic Renaissance masterpiece, pairing the UrquhartMotteux translation with Louis Chalon"s illustrations. In the publisher's original green moire binding.A limited edition, being number six hundred and eighty two of one thousand copies printed for England and America.Complete in two volumes.Volume I is illustrated by Louis Chalon with nine plates, including a frontispiece, while Volume II is illustrated with six plates. Collated, complete.A late-Victorian edition of Rabelais" comic epic Gargantua and Pantagruel, presenting the classic UrquhartMotteux translation alongside Chalon"s richly imaginative illustrations.François Rabelais (c.1494-1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, and humanist, celebrated for his inventive language and sharp social satire. His Gargantua cycle remains a landmark of European literature, influencing generations of writers from Sterne to Joyce. In the publisher's original moire binding.Externally, very smart. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Slight fading to extremities and spines. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to moire. Slight discolouration to extremities. Offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves and fore edge. The odd leaf uncut. Very Good. Louis Chalon (illustrator). book.…

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.…

[Satirical Novels] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Complete in two volumes. Quarto (29 x 20cm), pp.[4] xlvi [2]; 341 [7]; pp.[4] xiv; 455 [5]. With 15 photogravure illustrated plates, including a frontispiece to volume I, with tissue guards. Number 247 of 1000 copies thus. Contemporary green half morocco by W. ROACH of New York for Charles E. Lauriat Co., with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and green cloth over boards. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed, and marbled endpapers. Gently toned throughout, otherwise a clean pair internally. Some wear and chipping to spines and corners, and some toning also to spines. Very good.…

Edition : Limited Edition, No. 585 of 1000 copies , Original half morocco boards with matching marble boards, five raised bands in six compartments. Tooled gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled pasted and free end papers. Title in red and black. , Ex Libris of Abel E. Berland.Introduction by Anatole De Montaiglon and illustrations by Louis Chalon, Vol1. Illustrated with nine plates including frontis, Vol.2 with 6 plates., Volume : Five books in two volume, P.Vol.1: Half Title, Printer imprint, blank, Frontis, blank, Title, blank, publisher?s notice, blank,contents (6), List of plates, blank, Intro (xv-xlvi),1-341, printer?s device; Vol 2: half title, blank, title,printer?s imprint, contents (v-xi), blank, list of plates, blank, 1-455, printer?s device. Front edges are uncut, both books are in very good condition in decorative original bindings.…

Edition : Limited Edition, No. 585 of 1000 copies , Original half morocco boards with matching marble boards, five raised bands in six compartments. Tooled gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled pasted and free end papers. Title in red and black. , Ex Libris of Abel E. Berland.Introduction by Anatole De Montaiglon and illustrations by Louis Chalon, Vol1 Illustrated with nine plates including frontis.Vol.2 with 6 plates., Volume : Five books in two volume, Vol1. Illustrated with nine plates including frontis, Vol.2 with 6 plates. P.Vol.1: Half Title, Printer imprint, blank, Frontis, blank, Title, blank, publisher?s notice, blank,contents (6), List of plates, blank, Intro (xv-xlvi),1-341, printer?s device; Vol 2: half title, blank, title,printer?s imprint, contents (v-xi), blank, list of plates, blank, 1-455, printer?s device. Front edges are uncut, both books are in very good condition in decorative original bindings.…