Cinderella and The Two Gifts
by Beaumont, Eduoard de, illustrator. Charles Perrault, author of two fairy tales
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Asnières-sur-Seine: Boussod Valadon & Cie., 1886. First Edition Thus. Full Decorated Morocco. . Near Fine. Gorgeously bound, with exquisite illustrations most of which are lushly hand-colored -- they could pass as fully rendered watercolors done directly onto pages. Folio, 39 by 30 cm. Unpaginated, with text and illustrations on rectos only, with leaves of heavy card, bound in with tabs. 33 illustrations (aquarelles) of Beaumont are replicated in the two stories. Some illustrations remain in black and white, but most were hand-colored, and to a high level. Crimson morocco decorated with gilt borders featuring various floreate decorations and lattice work, Rococo in sensibility yet symmetrical. Silk pastedown endpapers. Note that the colophon, in the back, states the book was created or finished off in December 1886 but the spine gives the publication date as 1887. Both dates are surely accurate. Condition: A few small spots of soil on the morocco. Light scattered soiling and/or foxing -- overall the book still reads as clean. Small stamp in corner of front blank -- back of FFEP -- from Easton Neston Library. As this discreet stamp is the only sign of a library provenance, the book has none of the negative associations people would make of ex-lib and we have priced the copy accordingly.
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- Seller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 007348
- Title
- Cinderella and The Two Gifts
- Author
- Beaumont, Eduoard de, illustrator. Charles Perrault, author of two fairy tales
- Format/Binding
- Full Decorated Morocco.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Boussod Valadon & Cie.
- Place of Publication
- Asnières-sur-Seine
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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