First published 1532

Gargantua and Pantagruel

by François Rabelais

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D. Nutt, 1900

The first edition of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais was published in London by D. Nutt in 1900. We track 1 edition.

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The first edition of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais was published in London by D. Nutt in 1900.

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Title page of Rabelais' Gargantua with a woodcut of a seated king, Lyon 1537
Title page of Rabelais' Gargantua, printed in Lyon by Denis de Harsy in 1537.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Woodcut title page of Rabelais' Pantagruel, Lyon 1532, framed by decorated columns
Title page of Rabelais' Pantagruel, printed in Lyon in 1532.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain