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Lot 154
Fables of La Fontaine Doré Illustrated Two Different Copies
Estimate: $100 - $200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Two different copies of The Fables of La Fontaine, Illustrated by Gustave Doré. The Fables of La Fontaine. Translated into English by Walter Thornbury. With Illustrations by Gustave Doré. Cassell, Peter, and Gilpin. London and New York. No date (late 19th c). One volume edition. Bound in full leather, embossed. Profusely illustrated. quarto. Complete. Leather is quite scuffed and rubbed. Some soiling, bumped corners, and the front hinge is cracked about 2/5th the way up from the bottom. Interior with some small tears to end papers, soiling and age darkened, but the interior is OK. Needs some sprucing up. A second, two volume edition, with added plates. Three hundred illustrations...100 etchings by Famous French Etchers. Cassell & Company. New York London Paris and Melbourne. No date (Early 20th c). Quarto. Bound in full red leather grained cloth, with paper spine labels. Green leafy end papers. Covers are dusty, light soiling, some small areas of color loss on front covers. Contents are fine, with little to no foxing. Some light age darkening.
Single volume: H 12-1/2" W 10" D 3". 2 Vols.: H 12-1/4" W 10" D 2" (each).
Condition: as noted above.
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