first edition Hardcover
1927
by RABELAIS, Francois; Illustrated by PAPE, Frank C.; Translated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux and a New Introduction by J. Lewis Maye
John Lane and The Bodley Head Ltd. London / Boni & Liveright, New York, 1927. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited to four thousand three hundred set, two thousand three hundred for sale in England and two thousand in America: #2644 making this a copy for America. Two volumes in original gilt-decorated cloth, Near Fine, scant wear at spine ends, some pages yet uncut. The gilt lettering and decorations are bright, a quite handsome set, lacking the rare dust jackets. .
(Inventory #: 010302)