- The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood; an Entertaining Tale, to Which Is Added Paddy and the Bear, a True Story

Glasgow, Privately printed, 1840. Unbound. A scarce mid-19th century chapbook containing two children's stories, one a retelling of Charles Perrault's La Belle au Bois Dormant. A scarce work, unbound but intact. An anonymous mid-19th century chapbook, retelling the story of Charles Perrault's 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' or 'The Sleeping Beauty', with the witty tale of Paddy and the Bear. These fantastical tales were written for the entertainment of children. Illustrated to the first page with an engraving. Undated, dated through copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries. Unbound but intact. All pages are detached but intact. Pages are bright with the odd handling mark throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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