GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - SLEEPING BEAUTY (2) SECRET SOCIETIES He believed implicitly in the

He believed implicitly in the efficacy of prayer and claimed psychic powers himself

The individual wood engraving for sale is PUSS IN BOOTS (or "Le Maitre Chat

- Alchemy and Exploitation

The engraving is in excellent condition with no rips or tears

A typical specimen book of the 19th century consists of sample sheets in a sample binding

GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - SLEEPING BEAUTY (2) SECRET SOCIETIES He believed implicitly in theGUSTAVE 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 SLEEPING BEAUTY ("La Belle au Bois Dormant"), 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