Contes des Fées
PERRAULT, Charles. Contes des Fées. Contenant Le Barbe blue, le Petite Chaperon rouge, les Fées, la Belle au bois dormant, le Chat botté, Cendrillon, Riquet á la Houpe, le Petit Poucet, l’Adroite Princesse, Griselidis, Peau-d’Ane, les Souhaits ridicules. Ornés de 12 planches en taille-douce, desinées par M. Hout, et gravées par M. Manceau. Paris: Chez Le Prieur, 1812. 12mo, 272pp + [4] advts. Olive leather spine with green boards. 12 b&w plates. Edges a tad rubbed, some scuffing to leather on spine, a few sheets lightly split at edges, traces of light foxing, else a clean, bright copy.
1812 edition. A wonderful collection of 12 of Perrault’s most famous tales in the original French, each accompanied by a wonderfully expressive plate by Hout. The tales in this volume include Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Puss in Boots.
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PERRAULT, Charles. Contes des Fées. Contenant Le Barbe blue, le Petite Chaperon rouge, les Fées, la Belle au bois dormant, le Chat botté, Cendrillon, Riquet á la Houpe, le Petit Poucet, l’Adroite Princesse, Griselidis, Peau-d’Ane, les Souhaits ridicules. Ornés de 12 planches en taille-douce, desinées par M. Hout, et gravées par M. Manceau. Paris: Chez Le Prieur, 1812. 12mo, 272pp + [4] advts. Olive leather spine with green boards. 12 b&w plates. Edges a tad rubbed, some scuffing to leather on spine, a few sheets lightly split at edges, traces of light foxing, else a clean, bright copy.
1812 edition. A wonderful collection of 12 of Perrault’s most famous tales in the original French, each accompanied by a wonderfully expressive plate by Hout. The tales in this volume include Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Puss in Boots.
