Londres illustré de 174 gravures sur bois par Gustave DORÉ
by ÉNAULT, Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1876. An attractive copy of what is "probably the masterpiece of Gustave Doré" (Adhémar). Three quarter burgundy leather. Gilt titles and decorations to the spine. In good, strong condition, but the leather is somewhat darkened. A little rubbing to the edge of the boards. Marbled end papers. A touch of foxing to the initial pages. The rest of the work is in good condition but with sporadic foxing throughout. The first edition was published in London in 1872 under the title "London, a Pilgrimage." Illustrated with 174 woodcuts based on the drawings of Gustave Doré including 52 full-page compositions. 434 pages. 375 by 290mm (14¾ by 11½ inches). . Bel exemplaire de ce qui est "probablement le chef-d'œuvre de Gustave Doré" (Adhémar). Trois quarts en cuir bordeaux. Titres et décorations dorés au dos. En bon état, solide, mais le cuir est quelque peu assombri. Un peu de frottement sur le bord des planches. Papiers de fin marbrés. Quelques rousseurs sur les premières pages. Le reste de l'ouvrage est en bon état mais présente des rousseurs sporadiques. La première édition a été publiée à Londres en 1872 sous le titre "London, a Pilgrimage". Illustré de 174 gravures sur bois d'après les dessins de Gustave Doré, dont 52 compositions à pleine page. 434 pages. 375 x 290 mm
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4370
- Title
- Londres illustré de 174 gravures sur bois par Gustave DORÉ
- Author
- ÉNAULT, Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie Hachette et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1876
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- illustrated, french, london, dore, engraving, illustration, illustré, français, london, dore, gravure, illustration,
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may be returned within 2 weeks of delivery, and a full refund will be issued upon safe receipt of the item. We will cover return shipping costs if there was an error in the listing, but expect the customer to do so if it is "as described" but the customer has had a change of mind. Items lost or damaged during shipping from us remain our responsibility. Responsibility for items lost or damaged on the way to us rests with the customer.
About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
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