The Doré Bible Gallery. Published around the 1880’s by Henry Altemus. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Gustave Doré. Size: 12 x 9.75”, 100 pages.
The cover corner bends downward with under-board exposed. There is a small puncture in the cloth on the lower backstrip. There is some shelf-wear and discoloration on the upper and lower backstrip. There is booktape on the inside cover in the gutter. There are two pages with a small one-inch vertical tear at the bottom edge. There is soiling on the last page illustration. The back hinge is not taped. The pages are soft and intact. There is gilt on the foredge.
The Doré Bible Gallery. Published around the 1880’s by Henry Altemus. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Gustave Doré. Size: 12 x 9.75”, 100 pages.
The cover corner bends downward with under-board exposed. There is a small puncture in the cloth on the lower backstrip. There is some shelf-wear and discoloration on the upper and lower backstrip. There is booktape on the inside cover in the gutter. There are two pages with a small one-inch vertical tear at the bottom edge. There is soiling on the last page illustration. The back hinge is not taped. The pages are soft and intact. There is gilt on the foredge.
