GUSTAVE DORÉ - Original FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - THE FAIRY HERBALS Slowly the theme and story

Slowly the theme and story unfold - of the lovely countryside now ruined by industry

Although notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and his literary versatility

Hardcover with three-quarters leather binding and cloth

Book is unread: it retains uncut pages throughout

The pages are crisp and clean save for previous owner's name

GUSTAVE DORÉ - Original FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - THE FAIRY HERBALS Slowly the theme and storyGUSTAVE DOR ORIGINAL WOOD ENGRAVING FROM "FAIRY TALES RETOLD BY PERRAULT" [1862] Book Details + Condition: Librarie Firmin Didot Frres et Fils (Paris), 1862. The individual wood engraving for sale is THE FAIRY, from "Les Contes de Perrault" or, "Fairy Tales Retold by Perrault", illustrated by Gustave Dor. Dor's 40+ full page wood engraved plates fill the book. The book itself had blue cloth binding, with embossed gilt decorations; unfortunately, the