PERRAULT (Charles). Contes du temps passé, contenant Les Fée - Lot 146

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PERRAULT (Charles). Contes du temps passé, contenant Les Fée - Lot 146
PERRAULT (Charles). Contes du temps passé, contenant Les Fées, Le petit Chaperon-Rouge, Barbe-Bleue, Le Chat botté, la Belle au bois dormant, Cendrillon, Le Petit-Poucet, Riquet à la Houppe et Peau-d'Ane. Preceded by a literary note on Ch. Perrault, by M.E. de la Bédollière. Paris, Curmer, 1843. Large in-8, havana half-maroquin with long grain and corners, smooth spine finely decorated with a special iron representing Puss in Boots, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Mercier sr de Cuzin). First printing. General frontispiece, particular frontispieces at the head of each of the nine tales and numerous vignettes, headpieces and endpapers, all engraved with burin on steel after Pauquet, Marvy, Jeanron, Jacque and Beaucé. Text engraved by Blanchard on strong wove paper. Each leaf is interleaved with thin white paper. Superb edition, entirely engraved except for the the most beautiful early edition of Perrault's tales and one of the most beautiful illustrated books of the 19th century, rare in beautiful condition. It has been enriched with the illustrated prospectus (4 pages), as well as the very rare and beautiful illustrated advertising poster for the book, printed in red and black. From the libraries of Paul Villeboeuf with bookplate and gilt monogram on the corner of the first flyleaf and Henri Bonnasse (1982, n° 71) with bookplate.
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