GUSTAVE DORÉ - FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - DONKEY SKIN (4) CABINET CARDS / PHOTOS As the authors disclaim in

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GUSTAVE DORÉ - FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - DONKEY SKIN (4) CABINET CARDS / PHOTOS As the authors disclaim 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;