GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - TOM THUMB (1) ANTIQUE & VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES with applied illustration on front

with applied illustration on front panel

The Hereafter

A few stray issues include: two small repaired tears to title page

The author examines archaeological research from ancient Egypt and Sumero-Babylonia

GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - TOM THUMB (1) ANTIQUE & VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES with applied illustration on frontGUSTAVE 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 TOM THUMB (Or Hop o' My Thumb Little Thumb Little Tom Thumb, or "Le Petit Poucet"), 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