Lot 039 - "Atala" Antique Illustrated Book by Chateaubriand, Illustrated by Gustave Dore, Translated by James Spence Harry, Published by Cassell & Company Limited, New York, 1884 1868-favs Light cover soiling with minimal

Light cover soiling with minimal wear and binding intact

A repair is present on the upper portion

with articulated arms or heads designed to move when the stopper is operated

The image features detailed hand-coloring in flesh tones

Vintage full-body taxidermy mount of a fox

Lot 039 - "Atala" Antique Illustrated Book by Chateaubriand, Illustrated by Gustave Dore, Translated by James Spence Harry, Published by Cassell & Company Limited, New York, 1884 1868-favs Light cover soiling with minimalAntique hardcover edition of "Atala" by Chateaubriand, translated by James Spence Harry from Firmin Didot's edition of the Viscount's works, with an introduction by Edward J. Harding. Illustrated by Gustave Dore with full page engraving plates. Published by Cassell & Company Limited, New York, London & Paris. Copyright 1884 by O. M. Dunham. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial decoration on the front cover and spine. The covers show