{"product_id":"rabelais-john-cowper-powys-1st-edition","title":"Rabelais, John Cowper Powys — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, The Bodley Head, 1948\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 424.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original teal cloth binding remains firm and remarkably bright, with the gilt lettering to the spine still largely sharp and unoxidised, demonstrating minimal shelf-wear to the extremities. The text block is square and tight; internally, the pages are clean, save for typical age-toning and moderate foxing restricted primarily to the prelims and page edges. There is a neat institutional ink stamp (Caxton Press Ltd., Kuala Lumpur) to the front pastedown and free endpaper. The most notable flaw is pronounced tape ghosting and offsetting to both the free endpapers and the dust jacket flaps, indicative of a historical protective wrapper. The original dust jacket, retaining its '15s NET' price, presents well with striking cover art, exhibiting only minor rubbing and faint edge-wear, predominantly at the spine ends, alongside the aforementioned tape offsetting to the verso and flaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true first printing of Powys's sweeping and idiosyncratic study of François Rabelais. The volume represents a significant intellectual endeavour by the author, combining a biographical account of the French Renaissance humanist with newly translated selections of his work and an esoteric interpretation of his philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile reading copies of this title frequently appear on the secondary market stripped of their jackets, finding a copy that retains its original dust jacket, particularly one that remains unclipped and features the vibrant, unfaded black and yellow artwork by P. Vinten, is increasingly uncommon. The jacket’s survival elevates this copy into a highly collectible state for enthusiasts of Powys’s eclectic literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn this monumental and deeply personal study, John Cowper Powys turns his formidable intellect toward François Rabelais, one of literature's greatest and most boisterous humanists. Powys does not merely recount the life of the creator of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"245\"\u003eGargantua and Pantagruel\u003c\/i\u003e; he offers original, vigorous translations of key passages and delves into Rabelais's profound 'religion' of common sense and joy. Written with Powys's characteristic fervour and mysticism, the book champions Rabelais as a timeless antidote to intellectual pretension and spiritual despair. It is an essential work that bridges the gap between the Renaissance giant and the modern reader, filtered through the lens of one of the twentieth century's most unique literary minds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54383735669075,"sku":"4699","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_185916.jpg?v=1784798827","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/rabelais-john-cowper-powys-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}