New York: Putnam, The Knickerbocker Press, 1899. 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.xv. 212 with frontispiece engraving of the Chateau of Nantes and fpour other illustrations, decorative headings. Dark green cloth with gilt signature om Gilles de Rais embossed on front cover, gilt titles to spine. A few marks and a little rubbing of boards but in excellent condition, rear of frontispiece foxed and passing through tissue guard to title page but faintly. Includes a handwritten copy of the "Evidence given at the trials of Gilles de Retz hitherto suppressed in the English translations." tipped in.. Hardcover. Fine /Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

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Bookseller: Interquarian (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000768
Title: Blue-Beard, A Contribution to History and Folk-lore
Author: Thomas Wilson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine /Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Putnam, The Knickerbocker Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: GILLES DE RAIS OCCULT HISTORY
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....