{"product_id":"1885-signed-first-edition-edouard-laboulayes-last-fairy-tales-illustrated","title":"1885 Signed First Edition - Edouard Laboulaye's Last Fairy Tales, Illustrated","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eA remarkable presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Mary L. Booth to a named recipient, with additional contemporary note preserving the context of the gift.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eÉdouard Laboulaye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Authorized translation by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMary L. Booth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"409\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"451\"\u003eLaboulaye’s Last Fairy Tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"454\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"468\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHarper \u0026amp; Brothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Franklin Square, 1885.\u003cbr data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"543\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"576\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"604\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"614\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xviii, 382 pages, plus publisher’s catalogue.\u003cbr data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"663\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good, original publisher’s decorative cloth, richly stamped in gilt and green with an elegant fairy motif; spine lettered in gilt; slight wear to spine extremities as shown, remaining highly attractive.\u003cbr data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"886\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"898\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good; clean and well-preserved; minor marks; \u003cstrong data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eexceptional presentation inscription on the second blank page, signed by Mary L. Booth\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an additional contemporary penciled note explaining the circumstances of the gift.\u003cbr data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with engraved plates and in-text illustrations, including a portrait frontispiece of Laboulaye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 400–500).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis 1885 first American edition of \u003cem data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1371\"\u003eLast Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e offers one of the finest English-language presentations of Laboulaye’s imaginative and politically infused stories. Issued by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers in a striking decorative binding, the work reflects the growing sophistication of American book design in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1843\"\u003eThis particular copy stands apart for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003ewarm and personal inscription by Mary L. Booth\u003c\/strong\u003e, addressed to a named recipient and revealing a direct social connection. The inscription reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2012\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"2012\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"1869\"\u003eLouis M’Lane Hobson,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1899\"\u003eWith loving good wishes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1938\"\u003efor a happy and prosperous life,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"1970\"\u003efrom his mother’s friend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003eMary L. Booth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"1995\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2012\"\u003eNov. 29, ’87.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003eA faint contemporary pencil note beneath further records the circumstances of the presentation, suggesting the inscription was written in a personal setting and witnessed by others—adding a rare layer of documentary provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2263\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eÉdouard Laboulaye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1811–1883) was a French historian, political thinker, and advocate of liberty, widely recognized for inspiring the creation of the Statue of Liberty. His fairy tales often combine imaginative storytelling with subtle philosophical and political themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2583\"\u003eThe translator: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMary L. Booth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1831–1889) was a leading American literary figure and long-time editor of \u003cem data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e. 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