Emile Chasles — Nouveaux Contes de Tous Pays

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1870. Leather. An illustrated collection of tales from across the world, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven plates, with many in=text images. Collated complete. A collection of tales from across the world, including: Les Legendes de Rubezahl, Cac Le Pecheur, Le Cor D'Ivoire, Le Payvre Henri, and many others. Written by Emile Chasles, a French writer and historian. Illustrated by Pierre-Gustave Staal, a French artist, illustrator, draughtsman, and lithographer. In the original half calf with blue cloth boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: G. Staal. Very Good .