DORÉ, Gustave, illustrator; Blanchard Jerrold.
London. A Pilgrimage.
London. A Pilgrimage.
Stock Code 113219
London, Grant & Co., 1872.
rare deluxe binding
London by Gustave Doré, his masterpiece in the rare deluxe binding.'Doré's devastating realization of the contrast of wealth and poverty in a modern metropolis makes London one of the great illustrated books of the world. The English edition antedates the French by four years and is indeed a handsomer book' (Ray).
First edition. Folio, wood-engraved additional title, frontispiece, 52 wood-engraved plates and numerous further text vignettes by Doré, text within double-ruled plain border, original captioned tissue guards (that to additional title with soft crease), a little light spotting at the front, attractive gift inscription dated 1873 to first blank, publisher's deluxe red morocco gilt extra, covers and spine richly gilt, little wear to corners, edge chipping to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, a very good copy.
Ray, Illustrator and the Book, 207.
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