The works of Mr. Francis Rabelais doctor in physick. : Containing five books of the lives, heroick deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his sonne Pantagruel : together with the Pantagrueline prognostication, the Oracle of the divine Bacbuc, and response of the bottle. : Hereunto are annexed the Navigations unto the Sounding Isle and the Isle of the Apedefts: as likewise the Philosophical cream with a Limosin epistle / all done by Mr. Francis Rabelais in the French tongue and now faithfully translated into English ... 1653. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson ; in two volumes Volume I[-II].
| Author/creator | Rabelais, François |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society Limited, 23 New Oxford Street, W.C. ; Bungay, Suffolk : Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons Limited, [1921] |
| Description | 2 volumes, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Urquhart, Thomas, 1611-1660, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718 translator. |
| Other author/creator | Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Eberhart, Richard, 1904-2005, former owner. |
| Other author/creator | Navarre Society. |
| Other author/creator | Richard Clay and Sons printer. |
| Uniform title | Works. English. 1921 |
| Local note | Includes dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #40.11 (v. 1) ; #40.7 (v. 2). See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Richard Ghormley Eberhart Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | Printer statement from colophons. |
| General note | Probable date of publication suggested by LC (NUC 478:190). |
| General note | Translated by T. Urquhart and P. A. Motteux in 1653-1694. |
| General note | With illustrated half titles. T.p.s in red and black. |
| General note | Illustrations include frontispieces as plates; all others included inpaging. Text illustrations include t.p. versos, head and tail pieces. |
| General note | "This edition of Rabelais' Works ... is strictly limited"--T.p. verso. |
| General note | Vol. I: xvi, 474, [2] p.; v. II: xvi, 462, [2] p. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2010 |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Limitation statements (Publishing) Great Britain 20th century. |
| Genre/form | Privately published books (Publishing) Great Britain 20th century. |
| LCCN | 23003924 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PQ1685.E5 U7 1921 V.1 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PQ1685.E5 U7 1921 V.2 | ✔ Available | Request Material |