Dore Gustave Engravings (6 results)

TEXT IN DUTCH, 2 VOLUME SET, lg quarto, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering & decorative rule to spines, gilt religious motifs to front boards, top page edges stained grey, frontispieces, Vol 1- 415pp & vol 2- 308pp, illus, VG (light chipping to board edges, light soiling to boards & page edges, light tanning to pages, light cracking to gutters, light foxing to pages sporadically throughout) in slipcase, VG- (heavy scuffing with some surface loss, heavy internal water staining, 12cm separation of base- but still sound). …

Hardback. Condition: very good. No Dust Jacket. brownish boards, cream fabric spine some corner wear otherwise good. ENGRAVINGS BY GUSTAVE DORE (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American.Edition. First American Edition Good Original Rare 1857 Hardcover Arthurian Medieval Romance of the South of France 8vo. pp. 158, [2]ads. Eight plates by Gustave Dorà all though the name "Dore" does not appear for American copyright reasons.Embossed Gilt Knight on Horse on cover. Blind stamped cover design. Tissues intact over illus. Much foxing on pages. But not on pictures First green colored endpaper missing else Good. Covers and spine solid. NOT a library copy. Tight binding. This is a really great Medieval troubadour tale of Arthur's Round Table from Provence. More fun in my opinion than Chretien. See our Three Geese In Flight Book Scans.…

Hardback. Condition: very good. No Dust Jacket. green/Blue binding, handsome leather and hardened cloth, some marking to te cover not much rubbing, tanned foxed pages. ENGRAVINGS BY GUSTAVE DORE (illustrator).

Attractively bound in brown leather spline and leather tips ruled iin gold. Nice filigree work on the spine as well. With 425 designs and engravings by Gustave Doré. With some scattered foxing and some extra illustrations added. A fascinating volume of this bawdy tales. The Diziesme Edition (10th Edition) of Honoré de Balzac's Les Contes Drolatiques (Droll Stories) is a highly sought-after antiquarian book, famous for featuring 425 illustrations by the master French artist Gustave Doré. First published by Garnier Frères around 1860, this classic collection of bawdy, Rabelaisian tales remains prized by collectors for its lavish artwork. The Diziesme Edition (10th Edition); illustrated edition. Splendidly Illustrated with 425 engravings by Gustave Doré (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library / Oxford University Press, 1983. This special edition was prepared for subscribers to the Oxford Library of the World's Great Books. Bound in rich full leather - Gold gilt page edging, lettering, and graphics. - Raised bands on the spine Archival quality paper - Satin ribbon bookmark. 8vo 6 x 9". 689 pp. Near fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor rubbing to the exterior gilt edges. The interior is clean, bright and solid.…