Ernest Griset, Illustrator
James Greenwood, author
LEGENDS OF SAVAGE LIFE, THE HACHET THROWERS & THE PURGATORY OF PETER THE CRUEL: 3 VOLUMES
London, 1869 Three volumes of the original Greenwood books with illustrations drawn on wood by Griset and bound in decorated calf bordered in gilt. AEG. Pictorial gilt design after Griset on paste-down, spines gilt titled. One volume re-backed. Leather repair to headcaps. Interiors immaculate. Illustrations remarkable, probably hand-colored by Griset himself. Rare in this fine condition. Bookseller Inventory # 264 Price: $1350.00

Ernest Griset, Illustrator
Aesop's Fables
NY MCLouhghlin Brothers- nd 8vo , cloth-backed illustrated boards xii,390 pps. (see illustration this listing). 143 b&w illustrations by Ernest Griset, many full page. Only FAIR. Several pages loose at front, a couple pencil marks internally, front cover bottom right broken away. Pages chipped and brittle. Back board Good Spine faded, Joint starting. Bookseller Inventory # 103 Price: $32.00

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