The works of the famous Mr. Francis Rabelais doctor in Physick, treating of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. To which is newly added the life of the author
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Type of record: Book
Title: The works of the famous Mr. Francis Rabelais doctor in Physick, treating of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. To which is newly added the life of the author
Other titles: Gargantua et Pantagruel; Life of Francis Rabelais
Classmark: BC Lt/RAB
Creator(s): Rabelais, François (1490-1553?)
Additional creator(s): Urquhart, Sir Thomas (1611-1660) (Other)
Related people: Urquhart, Thomas
Publisher: Printed for R.B. and are to be sold by John Starkey, at the Mitre betwixt the Middle Temple Gate and Temple Bar in Fleetstreet
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1664
Language: English
Size and medium: [24], 255, [1]; [14], 42, 49-221, [11] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/342244
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014495419705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
A translation of books 1 and 2 of Rabelais, François. Gargantua et Pantagruel.
Text continuous despite pagination.
Errata for both parts on leaf A4r.
With 5 final contents leaves.
A reissue of Wing R105 and R108 with new general title page and "The life of Francis Rabelais" (caption title) added (quire A). "Gargantua" and "Pantagruel" each have separate title pages with printed for "Richard Baddeley" and dated 1653; pagination and register are separate.
Indexed in: ESTC, R024488
Indexed in: Wing (2nd ed.), R103
Additional description
Some MS. marginal notes on early pages.";"Ownership label of Michael Curtis Phillips on back pastedown.
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