The Vindication of Wives
by Charles Perrault
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Rodale Press, 1954. VG/VG. 1st UK edition, 1st printing with "First published 1954 by Rodale Books, Emmaus, PA and London, England" on copyright page. Book is tight and square good corners and solid hinges. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Pages lightly tanned. Dust jacket is unclipped (4s. 6d.) with some soiling, wear to tips and extremities, and three tears to the top edge (see photos). Sun fading to spine. Illustrated by Clauss and translated by Roland Grant. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.
ABOUT Charles PerraultWhile the Brothers Grimm are widely credited with creating the fairy tale as we know it, Perrault actually wrote stories called Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, La Belle au Bois Dormant and Cendrillon a full 200 years before. In 1695, aged 67, he wrote Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals, a series of moral tales designed to prompt the reader to reflect on the dilemmas presented to the protagonist, which were well-known from folklore even then. The volume contained the story now known as Mother Goose, alongside perennially recognized titles such as Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Blue Beard and Cinderella.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2643
- Title
- The Vindication of Wives
- Author
- Charles Perrault
- Illustrator
- Clauss
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rodale Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
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- First Editions; Illustrated Books;
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