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BLUE-BEARD A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE: A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE, BEING THE HISTORY OF GILLES DE RETZ, OF BRITTANY, FRANCE, WHO WAS EXECUTED AT NANTES IN 1440 A.D., AND WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OF BLUE-BEARD IN THE TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE.
by WILSON, Thomas
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- Hardcover
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- Slight wear at head of spine and slight rubbing at corners, otherwise sound, very good with clean text.
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About This Item
New York and London,, 1899. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.. Slight wear at head of spine and slight rubbing at corners, otherwise sound, very good with clean text. . 8vo. pp xv, 212, [4] plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover.
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- Title
- BLUE-BEARD A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE: A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE, BEING THE HISTORY OF GILLES DE RETZ, OF BRITTANY, FRANCE, WHO WAS EXECUTED AT NANTES IN 1440 A.D., AND WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OF BLUE-BEARD IN THE TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE.
- Author
- WILSON, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight wear at head of spine and slight rubbing at corners, otherwise sound, very good with clean text.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York and London,
- Date Published
- 1899
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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