Author: THE COUNTESS D'AULNOY; PLANCHE, J R [TRANSL.]
Title: Fairy Tales by the Countess D'Aulnoy
Description: London: G Routledge & Co, 1856. Reprint. Brown hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 620pp. B/w plates by John Gilbert including frontis portait of the Countess D'Aulnoy. Early English translation. Madame D'Aulnoy's 1697 collection 'Les Contes des 'Fees [Fairy Tales] coined the literary genre's name and included the first story to feature 'Prince Charmant' [Prince Charming]. She was one of the early fairly tale/folklore collectors and tended to be more colloquial in style to collector's such as Grimm as her stories were designed for the French Salon society.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new endpapers. Occasional light marking within (largely confined to the margins). Previous owner's inscription to fep .

Keywords: Fairy Tales 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian


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