LEBLANC, Henri Catalogue of the complete works of Gustave Doré [...]. With a portrait and 29 documentary illustrations. Paris Ch. Bosse 1931 In-4° (some spotting or foxing, mostly marginal). Maroquin du Cap framboise s. B. Ellermeijer, gilt filleting on boards, gilt filleted spine, gilt filleting on edges and fillings, gilt t., boards and spine of covers cons. (discharge of fillings on endpapers). In lined slipcase (rubbed, paper partly browned). Very fine copy, untrimmed. First edition. Edition of 850 copies, one of the top 50 on Arches laid paper (num. 2 by hand and signed by the publisher) with double proof of the portrait by G. Doré. The 29 reproductions of documents, engravings, frontispieces, etc., include 4 h.-t. including 1 on double p., the rest in the text including more. full-page. Errata and corrigenda on grey paper mounted in fine. Prov. mod. bookplate with Greek motto "speude bradeos" ("hasten slowly").