Fairy Tales: In Verse
- Used
- Condition
- Very good. Title-page loose, original wrappers lacking.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Darton and Co, 1840. Very good. Title-page loose, original wrappers lacking.. A scarce edition of fairy tales in verse for children with hand-stenciled illustrations, published by Darton and Co. It features adaptations of the following tales: Little Red Riding Hood; Blue Beard; Cinderella; Little Thumb and the Ogre; Puss in Boots; Whittington and His Cat; and The Chase. Among the more charming illustrations is one of a Tudor-esque Blue Beard, stenciled with an actual blue beard. 4to (8.25" by 6.5"), pp. 30, with hand-stenciled in-text illustrations. Lacking original wrappers. Four (4) copies only in OCLC (March 2022).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22004822
- Title
- Fairy Tales: In Verse
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Title-page loose, original wrappers lacking.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Darton and Co
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Children's Illustrations, Perrault, Adaptations, Morals and Cautionary Tales
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...