BLUEBEARD. A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE. BEING THE HISTORY OF GILLED DE RETZ OF BRITTANY, FRANCE WHO WAS EXECUTED AT NANTES IN 1440 AND WAS THE ORIGINAL OF BLUE-BEARD IN THE TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE.
by Wilson, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. History, French; B&W Illustrations; 9; xv+212 pages; Gilles de Retz was the basis for 'Bluebeard'. One of the leading figures in the kingdom, he was executed for horrific crimes against children. 5 illustrations and facsimiles. .
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- BLUEBEARD. A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY AND FOLK-LORE. BEING THE HISTORY OF GILLED DE RETZ OF BRITTANY, FRANCE WHO WAS EXECUTED AT NANTES IN 1440 AND WAS THE ORIGINAL OF BLUE-BEARD IN THE TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE.
- Author
- Wilson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1899
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