The Works of Francis Rabelais Francois Rabelais
1849. New Impression. 574 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate peeling to spine and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.