98 - DORE. — RABELAIS. Works, containing *The Life of Gargantua* and *The Life of Pantagruel*, supplemented with several fragments and two chapters from Book V, reconstructed from a manuscript in the Imperial Library, preceded by a historical note on the life and works of Rabelais, supplemented with new documents, by P.L. Jacob, bibliophile. New edition revised from the best texts, accompanied by brief notes and a glossary by Lois Barré. Illustrations by Gustave Doré. P., Bry,

DORE. — RABELAIS. Works, containing *The Life of Gargantua* and *The Life of Pantagruel*, supplemented with several fragments and two chapters from Book V, reconstructed from a manuscript in the Imperial Library, preceded by a historical note on the life and works of Rabelais, supplemented with new documents, by P.L. Jacob, bibliophile. New edition revised from the best texts, accompanied by brief notes and a glossary by Lois Barré. Illustrations by Gustave Doré. P., Bry, 1854. In-4, green half-shagreen, spine with four raised bands framed with gold thread and blind-stamped, very good condition, illustrated cover (Chalut). FIRST PRINTING. 15 large full-page illustrations and about a hundred vignettes in the text by Gustave Doré, all woodcuts. - Unsewn copy, in strictly period binding, with a lovely cover printed in red and green with gold-embossed borders, in mint condition. EXTREMELY RARE IN SUCH CONDITION.