Louis Icart
French (1890 - 1950)
Gargantua et Pantagruel- 1936
The book "Gargantua et Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais with illustrations by Louis Icart consists of either 60 or 76 full page color photogravures. The books were published bound with 60 photogravures, and 16 loose as issued inserted in the text. These extra 16 are highly desirable and are often missing from the book.
The book was published in 1936 with an edition of 976 plus hor commerce printed on Arches. The illustrations are humorous depictions of events
from the book. The book was published in 5 volumes and the text is in French. The page size is 9 1/2 x 7 1/2", and the plate size is
about 5 1/4 x 7 3/4." The images are sold separately. Available, E-MAIL to request price and condition.
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Title Page
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