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Contes du tems passé de ma mère l'oye : avec des morales
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Title
Contes du tems passé de ma mère l'oye : avec des morales / par M. Perrault ; augmentée d'une nouvelle, viz. L'adroite princesse.
Edition
Septième edition, avec des jolies estampes.
Published
New-York : Imprimé pour J. Rivington, libraire, 1795.
Physical Description
227, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. (12mo)
Local Notes
BEIN Shirley 2152: Imperfect? wanting all leaves of plates.
Notes
Parallel English and French texts.
Additional t.p. in English: Written in French by M. Perrault and Englished by R.S. Gent. Printed for J. Rivington, bookseller and stationer, No. 56, Pearl-Street.
'The discreet princess' is attributed to Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier and has two title pages, dated 1795 and 1794 respectively.
Evans identified 'R.S.' as Robert Samber.
Plates engraved by Alexander Anderson.
Variant and related titles
Tales of passed times by Mother Goose : with morals
Format
Books
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
Little Red Riding Hood
The fairy
Blue Beard
The sleeping beauty in the wood
The master cat, or, Puss in Boots
Cinderilla [sic], or, The little glass slipper
Riquet with the tuft
Little Thumb
The discreet princess.
References
Evans, C. American bibliography, 23900
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821, 985.2
Subjects
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature.
Fairy tales.
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United States New York (State) New York.
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