LA Bantam - The Story of Rabelais and Voltaire

The 20th book published by Bantam Publications is The Story of Rabelais and Voltaire by Hendrik Willem van Loon. The "Story of..." are 2 of the 31 chapters in Tolerance (New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925). The LA Bantam edition also has three essays by Voltaire and selections from Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel.

In common with all but one of LA Bantam's books The Story of Rabelais and Voltaire is 100 pages long and is 110 mm (4 5/16") wide by 152 mm (6") tall. Cover and pages are made from high acid pulp paper. The page collation is:

[1] title page,
[2] Table of Contents and copyright,
3-12 The Story of Rabelais,
13-32 The Story of Voltaire,
33-90 Selections from Voltaire's Works,
91-100 Selections from the Works of Rabelais.

The copyright date is 1925. The back cover is an advertisement for Bantam Books.

In common with most LA Bantams there are variant covers. In addition to the dark blue/light gray cover shown below there is a dark blue/light gray version with "10c" in the top right corner.