The Court of Queen Mab : containing a select collection of only the best, most instructive, and entertaining tales of the fairies ... / written by the Countess d'Aulnoi ; to which are added A fairy tale in the ancient English style, by Dr. Parnell, and Queen Mab's song.

Attributed name
Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 1651-1705 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-noster-row, MCCLII (1752)
Description
iv, 365 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 17 cm (12⁰)

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    Details

    Subject(s)
    Illustrator
    Contributer
    Bookseller
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Rare books genre
    Notes
    • Queen Mab's Song on 2 unnumbered pages at end; final page is blank.
    • Engraved frontispiece, signed by Boitard, depicting a well-furnished room in which a woman seated next to a cdadle is telling a story to a group of children and two young women.
    • Princeton copy 1: Inscribed, "Mary Murray" at head of title, with other writing and markings on pastedowns and endpapers.
    Binding note
    • Contemporary brown quarter sheep with brown paper-covered boards.
    • Princeton copy 1: Blue printer's waste used in binding, visible on inside covers.
    Contents
    • 1. Graciosa and Percinet
    • 2. The fair one with golden locks
    • 3. The blue bird
    • 4. The invisible prince
    • 5. The princess Vereneta
    • 6. The princess Rosetta
    • 7. The golden bough
    • 8. The orange tree and the bee
    • 9. The little good mouse ...
    • A fairy tale in the ancient English style, by Dr. Parnell
    • and, Queen Mab's song.
    References
    English short title catalogue, T201224
    Other title(s)
    • Princess Venreneta
    • Blue bird
    • Fair one with golden locks
    • Golden bough
    • Invisible prince
    • Little good mouse
    • Orange tree and the bee
    • Princess Rosetta
    • Fairy tale in the ancient English style
    • Queen Mab's song
    OCLC
    1008494332
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