GUSTAVE DORÉ - FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - DONKEY SKIN (1) STERLING SILVER Chapters include: "The Belief in

Chapters include: "The Belief in Supernatural Beings"

some age toning and discoloration to covers

name to title page and rear endpaper

Pagination: 786

He died in 1954

GUSTAVE DORÉ - FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - DONKEY SKIN (1) STERLING SILVER Chapters include: "The Belief inGUSTAVE 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 DONKEY SKIN (or "Peau d'ne"), 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;