1891 Rare Book - Stories of the Days of King Arthur illustrated by Gustave Dore.
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Author: Charles Henry Hanson. (Illustrated by Gustave Dore).
Title: Stories of the Days of King Arthur. With Illustrations by Gustave Dore.
Publisher: London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1891.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5.5 "
Pages: vi-271 pages
Binding: Attractive and very good decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper -as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece and the beautiful 7 full-page illustrations by Gustave Dore.
The book: Attractive and rare edition of Hanson's Stories of the Days of King Arthur beautifully illustrated by Gustave Dore.
The illustrator: Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6 January 1832 – 23 January 1883) was a famous French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving.