The Fables of La Fontaine. Translated Into English Verse by Walter Thornbury. With Illustrations by Gustave Dore. London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin.
Half red calf over red cloth backed boards with two black tooled labels in compartments to the spine between raised bands, all bands with decorative gilt tooling. Binding in great condition with very minor wear and some minor marks. Both boards securely attached. Shelf and edge wear. Page edges gilt with minor scratches. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Text block very clean with light toning and occasional foxing. Some leaves stick outside of the page block. Blue marks to pp.112-113.
