A Plus Hault Sens: L'esoterisme Spirituel et Charnel de Rabelais. Tome I et Tome II (2 Volume Set).
Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Two volume set. Large thick Quartos. Vol. I: xlviii + 474pp. Vol II: 584pp. + (vipp.) Original glossy red printed wrappers. Black & White Photographs. Edition limited to 1975 number copies, this set no. 723. French text. An important study of the role of the occult in the works of François Rabelais by Claude Gaignebet, (1938 - 2012) the well-known French folklorist and mythologist. Gaignebet's extensive knowledge of the folklore and the occult, and profound familiarity with the works of François Rabelais led him to discover a complex esoteric system that drew from the Pythagorean tradition, the Kabbalah, Biblical texts and mythology hidden in Rabelais's works. Gaignebet also offers an in-depth study of the spiritual and folkloric sources of this system, and their survivals. Generously illustrated. Wrappers show light shelf-wear, spines quite sun-faded, bump to botto corner of Vol. I has caused a small ripple to the extreme bottom corner of about a third of the text-book. Still a tight, clean VG+ set. A large heavy set that due to its size will require additional shipping and insurance charges to the amount automatically quoted, the exact cost varying according to destination. Item #70074
ISBN: 270680923X
Price: $375.00