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Click to enlargeDoré's Illustrations for the Fables of La Fontaine

Gustave Doré
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486429776
Page Count: 112
Dimensions: 9 x 12
At the height of his powers, Doré produced these magnificent illustrations for La Fontaine's Fables. This volume includes all 84 full-page plates plus a selection of 39 vignettes from a rare, early edition and depicts, among others, scenes from "The Wolf and the Lamb," "Tircis and Amarante," and "Ulysses' Companions."
Dover original anthology, including all 84 full-page plates plus 39 vignettes from Fables de la Fontaine avec les Dessins de Gustave Doré, first published by Librarie de L. Hachette, Paris, 1896.

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