Sale 14BP01 | Lot 231

[DORE, GUSTAVE] JERROLD, BLANCHARD and DORE, GUSTAVE. London. A Pilgrimage

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs
[DORE, GUSTAVE]  JERROLD, BLANCHARD and DORE, GUSTAVE. London. A Pilgrimage

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Lot 231
[DORE, GUSTAVE] JERROLD, BLANCHARD and DORE, GUSTAVE. London. A Pilgrimage.
. Grant & Co., London, 1872. First edition. Modern three-quarters black morocco (retaining the original spine), cloth sides, 16 x 12 inches (41 x 30 cm); [12], xii, 191 [1] pp., with engraved half-title, frontispiece, and 52 engraved plates by Dore, each with tissue. Light binding wear, occasional very minor pale foxing, an attractive copy.
This work is with justice considered Dore's finest graphic accomplishment, and remains a powerful social document, akin to Mayhew's vision of the London poor.


Estimate: $600 - $900
Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $600 - $900
Sold for $625 (includes buyer's premium)

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