A Doré Illustrated Work of the Victorian Age

A Doré Illustrated Work of the Victorian Age
Vivien - From the Arthurian Legends
A Brilliant Copy

Doré, Gustave (Illustrator). Tennyson, Alfred. VIVIEN (London: Edward Moxon, 1877) An early reissue of the first printing of 1867. Illustrated with nine most impressive steel engraved plates (with tissue guards) by Gustave Doré. Folio, publisher's original green pebbled cloth highly decorated in gilt and black on the upper cover, the lower cover in blind, the spine beautifully lettered in bold gilt, all edges gilt. 49. A brilliant copy. Very fine with only a hint of occasional very minor foxing and a touch of bumping at the corners. Uncommonly nice for a book whose size renders it very vulnerable to great wear.

AND ELUSIVE TITLE IN THE DORÉ OEUVRE. An Arthurian poem and an impressive piece of Victorian book design and illustration.