Lot 284
Rabelais (François) The Works, 2 parts in 1, translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, for Richard Baldwin, 1694.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Rabelais (François) The Works, 2 parts in 1, translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, engraved portrait frontispiece (shaved at fore-edge), repaired tear to Aa9, margin of Dd11 repaired, just touching text, occasional light foxing and browning, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing R104 & R109], 12mo, for Richard Baldwin, 1694.
⁂ A translation of books 1 and 2 only (of 5) of Rabelais' works, covering Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Description
Rabelais (François) The Works, 2 parts in 1, translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, engraved portrait frontispiece (shaved at fore-edge), repaired tear to Aa9, margin of Dd11 repaired, just touching text, occasional light foxing and browning, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing R104 & R109], 12mo, for Richard Baldwin, 1694.
⁂ A translation of books 1 and 2 only (of 5) of Rabelais' works, covering Gargantua and Pantagruel.