GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - SLEEPING BEAUTY (2) SECRET SOCIETIES A typical specimen book of

A typical specimen book of the 19th century consists of sample sheets in a sample binding

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GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - SLEEPING BEAUTY (2) SECRET SOCIETIES A typical specimen book ofGUSTAVE 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 SLEEPING BEAUTY ("La Belle au Bois Dormant"), 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 blue cloth binding, with embossed