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]
Uniform title
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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Publisher
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
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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