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All the Extant Works of François Rabelais: An American Translation with a Critical Text, Variant Readings, Variorum Notes, & Drawings Attributed to Rabelais
Author: François Rabelais (French, about 1490–1553?)
Illustrated by: Jean de Bosschère (Belgian, 1878–1953)
Editor: Samuel Putnam (American, 1892–1950)
Publisher: Covici-Friede (American, 20th century)
Typographical design by: Samuel Aiwaz Jacobs (American, 20th century)
Illustrated by: Jean de Bosschère (Belgian, 1878–1953)
Editor: Samuel Putnam (American, 1892–1950)
Publisher: Covici-Friede (American, 20th century)
Typographical design by: Samuel Aiwaz Jacobs (American, 20th century)
1929
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical color and black and white lithographs
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 33.9 x 26.8 x 5.9 cm (13 3/8 x 10 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of George R. Nutter
Accession Number38.104a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: Covici-Friede, 1929
Description(New York: Covici-Friede, 1929) 33.9 cm, three vols.; (v. 1) xxxviii pp. [1 f.] 515 pp., plus plates; (v. 2) [3 ff.] pp. [517]-865, plus pls.; (v. 3) [2 ff.] pp. [867]-1273; original publisher's half green cloth with brown paper spine labels, tan paper boards.
Number 1324 [sic] of an edition of 1300 copies.
Number 1324 [sic] of an edition of 1300 copies.
ProvenanceGeorge Reed Nutter (Boston, MA); gift of his estate to the MFA, 14 April 1938.