SPAIN Translated by J. Thomson, F.R.G.S.

Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1876

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Details

Year of publication

1876

Place of printing

London

Author

[Doré, Gustave, Illustrator] D’Avillier

Publishers

Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle

Edition

FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE SCARCEST OF GUSTAVE DORÉ’S

First edition

Yes

Description

First Edition in English Beautifully illustrated by Gustave Doré throughout, with a total of 236 illustrations, 112 being full page and 124 throughout the text. Large Folio, beautifully bound in the publisher’s original red cloth, the upper cover lettered and decorated in an all-over design featuring Arabesque architectural elements, trees and birds and a garden fountain magnificently rendered in gilt and black, the spine lettered and decorated in an all-over design of similar motif in gilt and black, all edges gilt. xiii, 512 pp. A beautifully preserved copy of this majestic book, bright and clean, the cloth preserved unusually well without rubbing or evidence of abuse, the text-block and illustrations clean and crisp throughout, the hinges strong and unbroken, a very pleasing copy in the beautiful red cloth.