[DORÉ (Gustave)] - RABELAIS (François). Œuvres de François Rabelais contenant la vie de Gargantua et celle de Pantagruel augmentées de plusieurs fragments et de deux chapitres du Ve livre restitués d'après un manuscrit de la bibliothèque impériale, précédées d'une notice historique sur la vie et les ouvrages de Rabelais. Augmentée de Nouveaux Documents par P. L. Jacob bibliophile... Paris : J. Bry aîné, 1854. - In-4, long-grained garnet half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillets, smooth spine decorated, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, lined case (René Aussourd). First edition of illustrations by Gustave DORÉ, comprising 88 vignettes and 15 plates, including the frontispiece, all wood-engraved. An early work, it is also one of the artist's first masterpieces. A fine copy bound by René Aussourd, complete with both boards and the spine of the front cover. It comes from the library of publisher and poet Auguste-Pierre Garnier (1885-1966), who also took over the Garnier frères publishing house on the death of Hippolyte Garnier in 1911. Spine slightly faded, minor rubbing to hinges. The interior is still very fresh, and the woodwork is very intense. Provenance: Auguste-Pierre Garnier, with bookplate.