Paris: J. Bry Aine, 1854. First edition. 4to. (ii), 339, (1) pp. Illustrated with 15 full-page plates and numerous in-text illustrations by Dore. Publisher's stiff pictorial wrappers, printed in red, green, and gold, scattered dampstaining and soiling to wrappers, spine repaired with some loss; intermittent dampstaining in bottom corner of text leaves; scattered spotting to text; in yellow ochre cloth fall-down-back box. From the library of Maurice Sendak.

A lovely copy in original wrappers of Gustave Dore's illustrated edition of the works of Francois Rabelais.