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(DORÉ, GUSTAVE.) Lafon, Mary. Les Aventures du Chevalier Jaufre. 20 wood-engraved illustrations by Doré. 4to, 3/4 brown morocco over alligator skin-patterned green and red paper, spine decorated with a red urn releasing intertwining vines of red, blue, green, and gold flowers, cover panels a bit dry and faded; scattered mild foxing, one plate loose; small bookplate with nameless coat of arms. Paris: Librairie Nouvelle, 1856
first edition and first state of the plates. Early illustrations by Doré with plates in two states, one on India paper and another on thicker stock used for text, with captions printed along lower margins. The alligator-skin pattern on the binding thoughtfully mimics the dragon theme in the story.with--Balzac. Les Contes Drolatiques. Illustrated by Doré on China paper. 8vo, contemporary deep brown morocco with gilt fillet borders and decorative spines and turn-ins, by Hardy-Mennil. Later, but early edition. Paris: Garner, [1867].
