{"product_id":"1890-scarce-color-french-book-contes-des-fees-by-perrault-fairy-tales","title":"1890 Scarce Color French Book - Contes des Fees by Perrault, Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Perrault.\u003cbr data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"32\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Les Contes des Fées.\u003cbr data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"66\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"80\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris, Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre et Cie \/ Émile Guérin, Éditeur, [circa 1890].\u003cbr data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"179\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in French.\u003cbr data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"198\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"207\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 x 4 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"251\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eviii-207 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good preserved original red cloth binding, lavishly stamped in black and gilt with elaborate floral and ornamental motifs. Gilt title framed diagonally on the upper cover and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.\u003cbr data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"535\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"547\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown). \u003cbr data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"712\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"730\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete with nine delightful hand-colored full-page plates protected by their original tissue guards (notably \u003cem data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eLa Belle au Bois Dormant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"917\"\u003eLe Petit Chaperon Rouge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"931\"\u003ePeau d'Ane\u003c\/em\u003e), as well as charming in-text wood engravings throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 400–500).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA scarce, charming, and richly illustrated late 19th-century edition of Charles Perrault’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLes Contes des Fées\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, presenting eleven of the most beloved French fairy tales in their classic form.\u003c\/span\u003e This Émile Guérin edition, includes \u003cem data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003eLa Belle au Bois Dormant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eLe Petit Chaperon Rouge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003ePeau d’Ane\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eCendrillon\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1429\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLe Chat Botté\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. The volume stands out for its decorative publisher’s cloth binding in bright red and gilt, its vivid hand-colored engravings, and its historical appeal as a finely produced children’s book from the French Belle Époque. A rare survival in such decorative condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eCharles Perrault (1628–1703), a member of the French Academy and a literary figure of the court of Louis XIV, is best known for laying the foundations of the modern fairy tale genre. His \u003cem data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003eHistoires ou contes du temps passé\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1697, gave the world enduring stories like \u003cem data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2047\"\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2077\"\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e. Perrault’s blend of folkloric tradition and refined courtly style has influenced generations of writers and illustrators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46702000242937,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20250803ContesDesFees-000.jpg?v=1754222235","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1890-scarce-color-french-book-contes-des-fees-by-perrault-fairy-tales","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}