first edition Hardcover
1866 · London
by Dore, Gustave; Ernest L'Epine, Tom Hood
London: Cassel, Petter and Galpin, 1866. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). xii, 259 pages of text, followed by [i] blank and [iv] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original green cloth binding stamped in black and gilt lettering and decoration; light to moderate shelfwear and soiling, with minor fraying to the corners and minor discoloration; protected in archival mylar. Contains 177 black-and-white plates by Gustave Dore. Previous owner's bookplate neatly attached to the inside front cover. Minor smudging and/or soiling to some pages edges, and minimal creasing to some page edges from thumbing-through. No date of publication listed: circa 1866. First edition..
(Inventory #: 018484)