Histories, or, Tales of past times told by Mother Goose : with morals / written in French by M. Perrault, and Englished by G. M. gent.

Author
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
The tenth edition, corrected.
Published/​Created
Salisbury : Printed and sold by B.C. Collins : also by F. Power and Co. in St. Paul's Church-Yard and S. Crowder, in Paternoster-Row, London, M,DCC,XCL [1791]
Description
156 pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 11 cm (16mo)

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    Library of Congress genre(s)
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    Contains
    Notes
    • "(Price 9d. neatly bound.)"
    • Text of 'The discreet princess' by Mlle. L'Héritier.
    • Illustrations: Woodcut frontispiece with title "Mother Goose's tales" inset; woodcut headpieces for each story except The discreet princess (p. [109]-156).
    • Publisher's advertisement for The polite academy at foot of p. 156.
    • This edition not listed in Roscoe; frontispiece as pictured on p. 211 (the 6th ed.).
    • Cotsen copy: Inscribed on front pastedown: "Frances Needham, 29th May 1798."
    Binding note
    Pub. Dutch floral boards.
    Contents
    • Little Red Riding Hood
    • Fairy
    • Blue Beard
    • Sleeping beauty in the wood
    • Master cat, or, Puss in boots
    • Cinderilla, or, The little glass slipper
    • Riquet with the tuft
    • Little Thumb
    • Discreet princess, or, The adventures of Finetta.
    Indexed in
    cf. Roscoe, S. Newbery (1973) J279
    Place name(s)
    • England Salisbury.
    • England London.
    Other title(s)
    • Tales of past times told by Mother Goose
    • Mother Goose's tales
    OCLC
    79535593
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