F. Rabelais — Oeuvres de F. Rabelais

Paris, Louis Janet, 1823. Leather. Two illustrated volumes of the works of Francois Rabelais. Two volumes, which are volumes two and three. Complete in three volumes. In the original French. Francois Rabelais was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He was primarily known as a writer of satire and bawdy jokes and songs. Volume two continues Pantagruel. Pantagruel is the son of Gargantua and the stories tell the tales of their adventures. The third volume contains details of editions of Rabelais' novels and a glossary. With plates 47 to 76 to volume two, including a frontispiece and five folding plates to volume three. Collated, complete.  In quarter leather with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart with some bumping to the extremities and marks to the boards. Previous owner inscriptions to the half title page and page after the front free endpaper of vol 2. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with the odd light scattered spot. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .