Six contemporary, hardbound 8vo volumes with spines in deep red half morocco lettered in gilt. Boards marbled in red and marbled end-papers. Spines slightly darkened and light wear to extremities, else a fine set. The empty end-papers, a few half titles and one title-page mildly foxed as well as a few text-pages. Never heavy. Exlibris inside front boards. Mostly a clean and fresh copy of this important modern Rabelais edition. Vol. I; (IV), XII, 390 p. , (II) last blank. Vol. II; (IV), 518 p., (II). Vol. III; (IV), 428 p. Vol. IV; (II), 406 p. , (II) (missing half-title), Vol. V (IV), IV, XLVIII, 356 p. ,(IV). last blank. Vol. VI; (IV), 352 p., (IV) last blank.
This gigantic Rabelais edition was a lifetime achievement, and more even, by M. Ch. Marty- Laveaux. The two last volumes with Rabelais biography and a huge glossary were published after his dead, but they were to a large extent prepared before his death.