1885 Rare Book - Laboulaye's LAST FAIRY TALES - illustrated FIRST EDITION

 

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Author : Laboulaye, Edouard; Mary L. Booth (transl.).
Title : Last Fairy Tales. 
Publisher : New York, Harper & Brothers, 1885. First U.S. Edition
Language : Text in English
Size : 8 " X 5 "
Pages : 382 pages
Binding : Beautiful, attractive and very good full decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing and staining). 
Illustrations : Profusely illustrated.

Estimate: (USD 150 - USD 200)

The book : Attractive and rare First US edition of the Last Fairy Tales by Laboulaye. A rare find in this condition.

The author: Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye  (18 January 1811 – 25 May 1883) was a French jurist, poet, author and anti-slavery activist. In 1865 he originated the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States that resulted in the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. He got the idea thinking that this would help strengthen their relationship with the United States.