RABELAIS (François). Works of Master François Rabelais. Amst - Lot 137

RABELAIS (François). Works of Master François Rabelais. Amsterdam, Henri Bordesius, 1711. 6 volumes in 5 volumes in-8. Contemporary fawn calf, richly decorated 5-rib spine, red and black morocco title page, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt fillet on the edges and gilt roulette on the covers, red edges.First critical and commented edition of Rabelais, edited by Le Duchat. It is illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait of Rabelais, three fold-out plates showing La Devinière, a fold-out map of Chinonais, and a vignette bearing the dedicatee's coat of arms. The portrait and frontispiece are signed. It contains the Key at the end of the last volume. A fine, well-bound copy, with a smiling face of Silenus in fleurons repeated on the spines. Plan, 133. Cohen, 839. Fine restorations, including a head cap, some foxing, slight paper loss in upper margin with minor damage to text on pages 201-208 of volume 3.