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TANGLEWOOD TALES
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine and bright
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: J. M. Dent; Dutton, 1966. Fine and bright. 8vo. viii, 248p. Illustrated by S, Van Abbe (1883-1955) with eight color plates and 15 black and white drawings. Bound in full red calf with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with title labels in blue and green gilt and with elaborate panel decorations, the covers with double-rule borders, fancy dentelles. Binding not signed, but in the style of Bayntun.
Synopsis
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls , published in1853, is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece")
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23780
- Title
- TANGLEWOOD TALES
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine and bright
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent; Dutton
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS; ILLUSTRATED;
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