Le Contes Drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Dore (1855)

Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Dore. Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 pages. French text. The first illustrated edition of the tales by Balzac, the fifth edition of this work, the first to be illustrated, with 425 drawings by Gustave Dore. Beautiful 3/4 morocco binding over marbled boards. with gilded title on the spine. Spectacular marbling on all paper edges, marbled endpapers. Tight binding, light foxing to some of the pages. light shelf wear to the edges of the cover, overall very good.

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Publisher: Bureaux de la Societe Generale de Librairie

Year: 1855

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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