Details

Subject(s)

• Mother Goose [Browse]
• French literature—18th century [Browse]

Translator

• Samber, Robert [Browse]

Affiliated name

• Perrault-Darmancour, Pierre, 1678-1700 [Browse]

Bookseller

• Montagu, Richard, active 18th century [Browse]
• Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787 [Browse]

Former owner

• Pembroke, George Herbert, Earl of, 1850-1895 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Fairy tales—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Publishers' catalogs—18th century [Browse]
• Shelfmarks (Provenance). [Browse]

Contains

L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne, 1664-1734. Adroit princesse. English. [Browse]

Notes

• First edition of the French text with a parallel translation, and the first literary English translation on which all others were based until the early 19th century.
• This translation first published by Joseph Pote and Richard Montagu, London, 1729.
• Parallel text in English and French; French title page reads "Histoires, ou contes du tems passe : avec de moralitez / Par M. Perrault ; augmentée d'une nouvelle, viz. L'Adroite Princesse. Troisieme edition."
• "The discreet princess" (Adroite princesse) is by Marie-Jeanne l'Héritier de Villandon.
• French dedication by P. Darmancour to "Mademoiselle, de vôtre altesse royale"; English dedication by Robert Samber to Gace Granville, 1st Countess Granville.
• Engraved frontispiece with title set into illustration: "Mother Goose's Tales."
• Illustrations, in duplicate, at the parallel openings of the stories; woodcut tail-pieces and ornamented typographical fleurons for initial capitals.
• Publisher's catalog on 5 pages at end: "Books printed for, and sold by R. Montagu."
• Signatures: [pi]⁴ B-Q¹² R⁸ (initial gathering lack one leaf, perhaps as issued).
• Cotsen copy: Shelfmark of the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton House inked in red on front pastedown.

Binding note

Contemporary light brown full sheep, gilt-ruled borders on covers, panelled spine gilt with red leather spine label: "Goose's Tales"

Contents

• Little Red Riding-Hood -- The fairy -- Blue Beard -- The sleeping beauty in the wood -- The master cat; or Puss in Boots -- Cinderilla [sic] ; or The little glass slipper -- Riquert with the tuft -- Little Thumb. -- The discreet princess, or, The adventures of Finetta: a novel.
• Le petit Chaperon Rouge -- Les fèes -- La Barbe Bleue -- La belle au bois dormant -- Le maitre chat; ou le chat botè -- Cendrillon, ou La petite pantoufle de verre -- Riquet a la houpe -- Petit Poucet -- L'Adroite princesse, ou, Les avantures de Finette : nouvelle.

Place name(s)

• England London
• England Eton

Other title(s)

• Tales of past times
• Mother Goose's tales
• Histoires, ou contes du tems passe
• Contes du tems passé
• Goose's Tales

OCLC

• 913274144
• 177790932