first edition printed pictorial wrappers
1854 · Paris
by RABELAIS (François)
RABELAIS (François), 1583–1553 and DORÉ (Gustave), illus., 1832–1883
Oeuvres de François Rabelais, contenant la vie de Gargantua et celle de Pantagruel, augmentés de plusieurs fragments et de deux chapitres du Vème livre restitués d'après un manuscrit de la bibliothèque impériale, [...] Illustrations par Gustave Doré.
Paris, Bry Ainé, 1854.
Works of François Rabelais, with the Life of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Imperial 4to., [iii] 339 pp. + [1] Table; printed pictorial wrappers printed in red, blue and gilt; some wear and minor stains, spine end splits repaired, mottled pink slipcase.
With 15 full-page black-and-white woodcut plates with printed text, including frontispiece + numerous text illustrations (approx. 100 designs by Gustave Doré, not all included in subsequent editions).
First edition, first issue in original printed wrappers. (Inventory #: BB_Rabelais_Dore)
Oeuvres de François Rabelais, contenant la vie de Gargantua et celle de Pantagruel, augmentés de plusieurs fragments et de deux chapitres du Vème livre restitués d'après un manuscrit de la bibliothèque impériale, [...] Illustrations par Gustave Doré.
Paris, Bry Ainé, 1854.
Works of François Rabelais, with the Life of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Imperial 4to., [iii] 339 pp. + [1] Table; printed pictorial wrappers printed in red, blue and gilt; some wear and minor stains, spine end splits repaired, mottled pink slipcase.
With 15 full-page black-and-white woodcut plates with printed text, including frontispiece + numerous text illustrations (approx. 100 designs by Gustave Doré, not all included in subsequent editions).
First edition, first issue in original printed wrappers. (Inventory #: BB_Rabelais_Dore)