Gargantua and Pantagruel
New York, NY: The Modern Library, 1928. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Brown leatherette with gilt titling. Spine appears to have been glued by previous owner. Shelf and handling wear; rubbing to edges and joint. PO name plate on pastedown. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Written in the 16th century as a pentalogy of novels; French: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel. Compared with the works of Shakespeare and James Joyce; tells of the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel. Good+. Item #1000348
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