Rabelais (François) The Works, translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, 2 parts in 1, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, errata leaf, lacking C2-11 (loosely inserted from another smaller copy, some leaves torn & repaired, others frayed at edges with loss of a few letters), d1 &2 and B3 slightly defective at lower outer corner with loss of two catchwords, [Wing R104 & R109], 1694; The Third Book of the Works..., translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart, first edition, title with short tear at inner margin, L6 with misprinting to lower outer corner where torn and leaf folded back and printed on wrong side affecting final 4 lines on verso, contemporary sprinkled calf, [Pforzheimer 815; Wing R110], 1693; Pantagruel's Voyage to the Oracle of the Bottle. Being the Fourth and Fifth Books of the Works..., translated by P.A.Motteux, first part only (lacking Fifth Book), first edition, [Pforzheimer 816; Wing R107], 1694, together 4 parts only (of 5) in 3 vol., uniform contemporary calf ruled and stamped in blind, a little rubbed, a few small stains, vol.1 with cuts to upper cover, vol.3 with some gouges, slight wear to spines, for Richard Baldwin; and another copy of the first with all text but lacking the engraved portrait, 12mo (4)

⁂ An almost complete set of the translations of Rabelais' works. The first item consists of books 1 and 2, covering Gargantua and Pantagruel, and was first published in 1653. These and Urquhart's previously unpublished Third Book were issued to accompany Motteux's translation of the Fourth & Fifth Books in 1693-94.