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Histories, or Tales of passed times. : with morals / written in French by M. Perrault, and Englished by R.S. Gent.

Author

Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 [Browse]

Uniform title

Contes des Fées. English [Browse]

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The second edition, corrected.

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London : Printed for R. Montagu, at the Book Ware-House, that end of Great Queen-Street, next Drury-Lane, and J. Pote, at Eton, MDCCXXXVIII [1737]

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6 unnumbered pages, ix pages, [2]-363 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (etched) ; 14 cm (12°)

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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.

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