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A masterly new translation of Rabelais' great scatological comedy - a fantasy set in a land of giants The dazzling and exuberant moral stories of Rabelais (c. 1471-1553) expose human...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. This classic pair of Renaissance satirical novels...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works in the Western canon match the anarchic brilliance and riotous ambition of François Rabelais's...

This text parodies everyone from eminent classical authors and schoolmen to Rabelais's own acquaintances. But the brilliance of the book lies not merely in these learned references, but in the...

Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew works in the Western literary canon match the anarchic brilliance and philosophical depth of François Rabelais's The Histories...

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Author: Mab Van Lohuizen-MulderBinding: HardbackPublished: Mirananda, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work presents a profound analysis within Raphael's Images: Justice - Humanity - Friendship, examining the...

The book titled What Makes a Raphael a Raphael? by the author Richard Muhlberger. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalised corruption of their employers...

An authoritative introduction to one of the most influential painters in the history of art, written by the pre-eminent authority on the subject and informed by the latest research. More...

Perhaps his most famous work, mile Zola's Ther se Raquin is a dark and gripping story of lust, violence and guilt, set in the gloomy back streets of Paris. This...

Rousseau's autobiography, giving a unique insight into the mind and life of one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, The Confessions is...

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A completely revised edition of a respected & much-loved translation by Betty Radice The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs....

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good — dust jackets present on both volumes, clean with minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Tight and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew windows into the mind of a literary genius are as intimate or as revelatory as his private correspondence, and...

Giorgio Vasari's The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1568) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists' lives from Giotto to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of political philosophy and social commentary, Without Marx or Jesus: The New American Revolution Has Begun presents...

One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics- Scott Moncrieff's masterful version of Proust Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingRobert Francis, one of New England's most quietly subversive literary voices, turns his sharp wit and finely honed poetic sensibility...

Author: François Mauriac; Translated by Gerard HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsMémoires Intérieurs presents a profound journey into the spiritual and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of faith, politics, and literary genius stands François Mauriac — Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Catholic moralist, and one of the most towering...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCondition remarks: **FRENCH TEXT ONLY**Few works in the Western literary canon carry the weight of a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. In Memoires Interieurs, Nobel Prize-winning French author...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodAt the intersection of literature and history stands Memoirs From Beyond the Tomb, the monumental autobiography of François-René de Chateaubriand — statesman, diplomat, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThe Inner Presence: Recollections Of My Spiritual Life presents a profound spiritual memoir from the esteemed Nobel laureate,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: good. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few writers have dissected the hypocrisies of French Catholic bourgeois society with the surgical precision...

Author: James TuckerBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1952, First Complete EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsNote: Original edition of 1000 copies. 10 full page of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the suffocating atmosphere of provincial Bordeaux, François Mauriac's The Unknown Sea charts the moral and spiritual disintegration of a bourgeois family consumed by...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an era defined by ideological upheaval, Jean-François Revel's Without Marx or Jesus presents a bold and provocative...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: chipped and worn; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages detected. Lines of Life is...

A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked...

Author: Gerard HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Bibliophile Books, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe 'Francois Mauriac Omnibus' is a collection translated by Gerard Hopkins, showcasing the works of the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A candid and captivating autobiography, Réponses presents the...

The book titled Letters by the author Francois Truffaut. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in Western intellectual history burned as brilliantly — or as dangerously — as François-Marie Arouet, the man the world came...

Author: Jean-Pierre CuzinBinding: HardbackPublished: ALPINE FINE ARTS COLLECTION, LTD. (UK), 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative biography, Raphael: His Life And Works, chronicles the extraordinary career of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Clipped DJ with some tears. Some foxing on book blocks. Clean text. This two-volume set of "The Letters of Gustave Flaubert," translated and edited by Francis...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few figures in Western intellectual history cast...

Author: Helen WaddellBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company Limited, 1933Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume presents a compelling examination of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA foundational academic volume exploring the rich literary landscape of 17th-century France. Part of...