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The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
by Perrault, Charles (author), and Edmund Dulac (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: The Folio Society, 2001). 8vo; red pictorial cloth, blocked in gilt, pale blue, green and pink; tinted top edge; red slipcase; pp. (x) + 186; full-colour plates; decorative head-pieces. Merest trace of discolouration to slipcase, else fine. "This edition reprints, with minor emendations, the versions of 'The Sleeping Beauty', 'Blue Beard', 'Cinderella' and 'Beauty and the Beast' first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton in 1912 as The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French, retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
The texts of the remaining tales are based on the original Robert Samber translation." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12485
- Title
- The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
- Author
- Perrault, Charles (author), and Edmund Dulac (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: The Folio Society, 2001)
- Keywords
- Myths. Legends. Fairytales. Beautiful books Folio Society
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...