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First Gustave Dore Illustrated Edition. Prolifically Illustrated 425 images produced from wood engravings. Justly famous thus. Text in French. Signature of J [Ames] M [CGILL] STRACHAN; Soldier, lawyer, Toronto City Councilman. He was the eldest son of bishop John Strachan, first anglican bishop of toronto, and the founder of trinity college now part of the university of toronto.

Bottom quarter of spine missing. Paper covered boards, no doubt intended for re-binding [page edges untrimmed]. Text Block otherwise near fine. Eight delightful full page illustrations by George Cruikshank. Faustian story of a regretted pact with the devil. Gift inscription from Edward b. brown [nephew of George brown founder of the globe newspaper in Toronto] to P [Luaus] A [Emilius]… Read more about this item

FIVE OR SIX PATCHES OF DAMP STAIN. AFFECTING PRELIMINARY BLANK LEAVES, OTHERWISE FINE. SURVEY HISTORY OF THREE CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN LITERATURE; BACON, HOBBES, SHAKESPEARE ETC. RENOWNED 19TH CENTURY HISTORIAN LENDS HIS WISDOM TO AN EXAMINATION OF LITERATURE. RARE IN THIS EDITION. MYLAR BOOK PROTECTION.