The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
Tartar, Maria (editor)
Publication Date |
2003 |
Publisher |
W. W. Norton and Company / BCA, |
Binding |
Paperback |
Condition |
Very good copy |
SKU |
26097 |
Notes |
Lightly rubbed to corners. Few faint marks to closed page edges. Else very clean and neat. |
Description
Paperback. Edited, translated and with an introduction and notes by Maria Tartar. xxi443pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Includes biographies of authors, collectors and the most famous illustrators. Each story has margin notes and illustrations from Dulac, Cruikshank and others. An appendix has Robert Southey’s The Story of the Three Bears and Waler Crane’s illustrations for Little red Riding Hood. Detailed bibliography. A beautiful book of fairy stories for anyone interested in the history of fairy tales. Large format: 255 by 215mm (10 by 8½ inches).
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