Description: FAIRY TALES TOLD AGAIN CHARLES PERRAULT ILLUSTRATED BY GUSTAVE DORE CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN & CO. LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK Stated sixth edition. Ultra-rare title in any form. No date, circa 1882; antiquarian gift inscription at front endpaper: "Lily, from Papa, July, 1882". Large 7 3/4" x 10" design. Red brick cloth boards, pictorial plate to full front boards, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub. Ornately rich, montage cover scene of several scenes, characters rendered in subtle hues. Pages generally good; some smudge, adhesive to seam at title page. Bind solid; hinges intact. Features two dozen, dramatic engravings by the famed Gustave Doré. Charles Perrault was a French author instrumental in laying the foundations for a new genre in the 17th century called the fairy tale. Offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, some of Perrault's most widely beloved tales included here are: a bonny Introduction; The Sleeping Beauty; The Three Wishes; The Witch of the Wood; Little Red Riding Hood; The Wonderful Story of Little Bridget; Hop-O'-My-Thum; Orange and Lemon; Old Mother Good; Jack's Luck; Cinderella, or, The Glass Slipper; and, Puss in Boots. At final page: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., Belle Sauvage Works, London, E. C. - 20,980 (possibly print-run). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Insured post.
Price: 1295 USD
Location: Rapid River, Michigan
End Time: 2024-02-05T00:59:43.000Z
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Printing Year: 1882
Modified Item: No
Topic: Folklore, Mythology
Binding: Fine Binding
Illustrator: Gustave Doré
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Origin: English
