RABELAIS François - Pantagruel - Genève Édito service - one volume in-4° in sheets - cover with flaps under dust jacket and slipcase - facsimile edition of the original 1943 edition by Skira on cream velin bouffant of the Val d'Or paper mills - Illustrations by André Derain with a suite of woodcuts. (small rubs on the spine and minor soiling on the cover - interior in good condition)

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.