GUSTAVE DORÉ - Original FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - THE FAIRY SECRET SOCIETIES The Language of Birds

The Language of Birds

The goal was to stimulate the tourist trade

pencil signed and titled lithograph on BFK Rives woven paper

for it not only attacked the Mathers

The Magic of Stones

GUSTAVE DORÉ - Original FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - THE FAIRY SECRET SOCIETIES The Language of BirdsGUSTAVE 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 THE FAIRY, 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 gilt decorations; unfortunately, the