Faithfully Translated, The Works of Rabelais, Gustave Dore Illustrations, c1930

Description: Faithfully Translated. The Works of Rabelais. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Author: Rabelais, Francis // Dore, Gustave Illustrator 4to.(6.25" x 9.75") c1930. Rabelais, Francis. London: The Bibliophilist Society. Full black publisher's cloth. Spine faded gray, with faded gilt title to head, faded gilt "London" to foot, with decorative faded gilt design centered to spine. Corners bumped, covers faded with spots (see pic). Top edge reddened, others deckled. Black endpapers. Title page in red and black ink with engraved vignette. Illustrated with dozens of Gustave Dore's engravings. From Wiki: François Rabelais (UK: /ˈræbəleɪ/ RAB-ə-lay, US: /ˌræbəˈleɪ/ -⁠LAY,[2][3] French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁablɛ]; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553), has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both John Calvin and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, and diplomat, later he became better known as a satirist, for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters. Rabelais is widely known for the first two volumes relating the childhoods of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel written in the style of bildungsroman, his later works-the Third Book (which prefigures the philosophical novel) and the Fourth Book are considerably more erudite in tone. His literary legacy is such that the word Rabelaisian designates something that is "marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism" Also by Wiki: Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (UK: /ˈdɔːreɪ/ DOR-ay, US: /dɔːˈreɪ/ dor-AY, French: [ɡystav dɔʁe]; 6 January 1832 - 23 January 1883) was a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings illustrating classic literature, especially those for the Vulgate Bible and Dante's Divine Comedy. These achieved great international success, and he became renowned for printmaking, although his role was normally as the designer only; at the height of his career some 40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image. He created over 10,000 illustrations, the most important of which were copied using an electrotype process using cylinder presses, allowing very large print runs to be published simultaneously in many countries. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out to sidekerbookseller at gmail.com, we may just have it! Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit, or email us at sidekerbookseller at gmail.com for specific wants or needs, thanks! Find Us On: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sonny-Ideker-Bookseller-Rare-Antiquarian-Leather-Vellum-Bound-Books-100068669041560/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SonnyIdekerBookseller/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_ideker_bookseller Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/2v6pn4 Website: https://sonnyideker.weebly.com/ Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Gargantua, Pantagruel, Engravings, Gustave Dore, Black cloth binding, faded gilt decoration, Dore Illustrations, uncut pages, engravings, Top edge reddened, deckled edges, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book

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