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Rabelais, p. 10 (19  January  1796) Rabelais, FrançoisLes oeuvres de M. François Rabelais, docteur en medecine: Contenant cinq livres, de la vie, faicts, et dits heroiques de Gargantua, & son fils Pantagruel. Plus, la prognostication Pantagrueline, avec L'oracle de la dive Bacbuc, & le mot de la bouteille. Augmenté des Navigations & Isle sonante l'Isle des Apedefres. La cresme philosophale, avec une Epitre Limosine, & deux autre Epitres à deux vieilles de differentes moeurs … 1558
The five books were published separately between 1532-1556.
The first book of Rabelais' works, i.e. the five books of Gargantua and Pantagruel, was translated into English:
Rabelais, FrançoisUrquhart, Sir Thomas (translator)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 of the bottle. Here unto are annexed the navigations and the sounding isle, and the isle of the Apedests: as likewise the philosphical cream with a Limosm epistle. All done by Mr. Francis Rabelais, in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English. 1653
WG's sale catalog lists:
Rabelais' First Book, translated by Sir T. Urquhart, 1653.
Rabelais' Works, by Motteux, 1694, &c; 4 vol.

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