{"product_id":"1895-scarce-victorian-illustrated-edition-fairy-tales-by-charles-perrault","title":"1895 Scarce Victorian Illustrated Edition - Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally decorative late-Victorian edition of twenty-four classic French fairy tales, bringing together Perrault, Madame de Villeneuve, Madame Leprince de Beaumont and others in J. R. Planché’s celebrated translation, richly illustrated and preserved in a striking silver-highlighted pictorial binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charles Perrault; Madame de Villeneuve; Comte de Caylus; Mlle de Lubert; Madame Leprince de Beaumont; and others. Translated by J. R. Planché.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFairy Tales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, Manchester and New York, circa 1895. Undated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Text in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e xi, 558 pages, followed by publisher’s catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good original publisher’s royal-blue cloth binding, spectacularly decorated to the upper board with an elaborate pictorial composition of fairies, pixies and fantastical creatures surrounding a giant mushroom, blocked in black, biscuit, grey and silver. Ornately decorated spine lettered and illustrated in gilt, black and silver. Light rubbing and wear to the extremities, some minor surface marks and age-related wear, but the elaborate decoration remains remarkably vivid and the binding is solid and highly attractive. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good content, sound, clean and complete, with only occasional light spotting, handling marks and age-toning. Original tissue guard retained at the engraved portrait frontispiece, with a light marginal crease as shown. A pleasing and well-preserved copy internally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Profusely illustrated with numerous accomplished full-page black-and-white engravings by James Godwin, Edward Henry Corbould and William Harvey, including scenes from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung and Handsome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince of Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Good Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (USD 300–350).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A wonderfully evocative Victorian gathering of twenty-four French fairy tales, ranging from some of the most enduring stories in the Western tradition—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Beard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty in the Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuss in Boots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—to considerably less familiar tales such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFairer Than a Fairy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prince of Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Impossible Enchantment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Widow and Her Two Daughters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The collection was originally published by Routledge in 1858 under the fuller title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour and Twenty Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with J. R. Planché selecting and translating tales from Perrault and a succession of important French writers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis later nineteenth-century edition is especially desirable for its remarkably imaginative publisher’s binding: the brilliant blue cloth provides a theatrical background for its silver fairies, nocturnal creatures and enormous mushroom, giving the volume an unmistakably magical character even before it is opened. Inside, the dense Victorian engravings complement the stories beautifully and make this a particularly attractive example of the illustrated fairy-tale tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors and translator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charles Perrault (1628–1703) was one of the foundational figures of the literary fairy tale, establishing enduring versions of stories including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuss in Boots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBluebeard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The volume broadens that tradition by incorporating tales by several other important French writers, among them Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, author of the extended original version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, whose later adaptation became the best-known form of the tale. J. R. Planché (1796–1880), an English dramatist, antiquarian and herald, translated and arranged the twenty-four tales chronologically in an effort to trace the development of the French fairy-tale tradition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrators:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e James Godwin, Edward Henry Corbould and William Harvey were accomplished nineteenth-century British illustrators whose work appeared in many of the period’s important illustrated books. Their detailed compositions lend the volume a distinctly Victorian visual richness, moving between romance, fantasy, Gothic drama and humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67368766406905,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20261014perrault_01.jpg?v=1792024119","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1895-scarce-victorian-illustrated-edition-fairy-tales-by-charles-perrault","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}