1887 1ed Gustave Dore Masterpieces ART Dante Bible Milton Fontaine Quixote Folio

1887 1^ed Gustave Dore Masterpieces ART Dante Bible Milton Fontaine Quixote Folio

A rare first edition printing of the incredible pictorial collection from the works of Gustave Dore entitled, ‘Masterpieces from the Works of Gustave Dore.’ Compiled by Edmund Ollier, this exquisite collection displays the best of Gustave Dore’s premier artistic ability across 80 engraved plates.

Gustave Dore’s incredible, prolific artwork established him as one of the most talented and recognizable artists and illustrators of the 19^th century. Throughout his career and long after his death the demand for his work remains and is, thus, ever increasing. Finding early editions in good condition of titles containing his work is ever difficult.

Item number: #40564

Price: $550

DORE, Gustave (Illus.); OLLIER, Edmund; ADAMS, Charlotte (Contrib.)

Masterpieces From the Works of Gustave Dore Selected from the Dore Bible, Milton, Dante’s Inferno, Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso, Fontaine, Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine, etc., etc…with Memoir of Dore and Descriptive Letterpress, by Edmund Ollier. Introduction by Charlotte Adams.

New York: Cassell Publishing Company, ©1887. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • Unpaginated
  • 80 full-page engraved plates
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Decorative brown cloth
• Size: ~12in X 9.5in (30cm x 24cm)

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