GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - TOM THUMB (6) SOCIAL ISSUES He believed Britain’s island status

He believed Britain’s island status acted as a filter for external influences and ideas

From the Preface: "Every true lover of flowers must have been struck by the fact that these gems of earth are capable of imparting large stores of knowledge

chipping and small tears to spine ends

- On the Way to Goblin's Glen

Stamp also appears faintly on the top margins of 3 text pages and title page

GUSTAVE DORÉ, FAIRY TALES BY PERRAULT Wood Engraving, 1862 - TOM THUMB (6) SOCIAL ISSUES He believed Britain’s island statusGUSTAVE 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 TOM THUMB (Or Hop o' My Thumb Little Thumb Little Tom Thumb, or "Le Petit Poucet"), 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