[Rarebooks] FS: Oeuvres de Rabelais. Edition Variorum

[Kaaterskill Books]

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Rabelais, Francois. Esmangart, M. and Johanneau, Eloi, eds. OEUVRES 
DE RABELAIS. EDITION VARIORUM, AUGMENTEE DE PIECES INEDITES, DES 
SONGES DROLATIQUES DE PANTAGRUEL, OUVRAGE POSTHUME, AVEC 
L'EXPLICATION EN REGARD; DES REMARQUES DE LE DUCHAT, DE BERNIER, DE 
LE MOTTEUX, DE L'ABBE DE MARSY, DE VOLTAIRE, DE GINGUENE, ETC.; ET 
D'UN NOUVEAU COMMENTAIRE HISTORIQUE ET PHILOLOGIQUE, PAR ESMANGART ET 
ELOI JOHANNEAU [NINE VOLUMES]. Paris: Dalibon, 1823. Illus. with 2 
engraved portraits,10 engraved plates with tissue guards, and 120 
woodcuts. 8vo. Three quarter dark green morocco over marbled 
paper-covered boards, gilt rule, raised bands, five compartments, 
three with gilt decorations, two with gilt titles, top edge gilt, 
sewn-in bookmarks, marbled endpapers (hardback).  Belle edition. 
Brunet IV 1061.

Bookplate of William Spottiswoode with his motto. Engravings after 
Achille Deveria (1800-57), French lithographer, known both for his 
sentimental and erotic vignettes and his portraits. Volume 9 has both 
a separate title page and a reprint of the original 1565 title page; 
its 120 woodcuts are by Thompson. Some examples contained a map which 
was not included in this copy (See Brunet). Extremities worn, bands 
and spine ends scuffed on a few volumes, boards rubbed at the 
centers, one joint each on three volumes quite tender, fragment of 
paper label on one free front endpaper, owner's bookplate to front 
pastedowns, scattered foxing with the occasional leaf opened roughly, 
a few unopened leaves, bindings tight, leaves fresh; overall about 
very good and still a handsome set. [28160]  $1000.00

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