The first book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick: containing five books of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his sonne Pantagruel. Together with the Pantagrueline prognostication, the oracle of the divine Bacbuc, and response o the bottle. Hereunto are annexed the navigations unto the sounding isle, and the isle of the Apedefts: as likewise the philosophical cream with a Limosm epistle. All done by Mr. Francis Rabelais, in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English.

All titles

• The first book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick: containing five books of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his sonne Pantagruel. Together with the Pantagrueline prognostication, the oracle of the divine Bacbuc, and response o the bottle. Hereunto are annexed the navigations unto the sounding isle, and the isle of the Apedefts: as likewise the philosophical cream with a Limosm epistle. All done by Mr. Francis Rabelais, in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English.
• Gargantua et Pantagruel. Book 1. English

People / Organizations

• Richard Baddeley ("printed for")
• François Rabelais (Author)

Imprint

London: printed [by Thomas Ratcliffe and Edward Mottershead] for Richard Baddeley, within the middle Temple-gate, 1653.

Publication year

1653-1653

ESTC No.

R202203

Grub Street ID

79454

Description

[8], 255, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

A translation, by Sir Thomas Urquhart, of book 1 of: Rabelais, Franois. Gargantua et Pantagruel.

Printers' names from Pforzheimer catalogue.

Apparently also sometimes issued with book 2 which contains errata for both book 1 and book 2.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "June. 15.".