Fairy Library - Hop O' My Thumb and The Seven League Boots

Rewritten and illustrated by George Cruikshank

Verlag: D. Bogue, London, 1853

Beschreibung

No dates, but this was the first book in the Fairy Library, first published in 1853. Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella followed in 1854, and Puss In Boots appeared in 1864 (published by Routledge). This would be an early or first softcover printing, with the rear stating that Jack And The Bean-Stalk is being prepared for publication. 30 pages, plus plates. Covers are generally grubby. There are small creases at front corners. The spine is rubbed, and split at the bottom 1-7/8". The split continues for the first 6 pages. There is a dampstain on the plates to varying degrees, less near center and heavier near front nd rear. The last leaf with text also has a faint dampstain. The remaining pages are relatively bright and very clean. There are 6 single sided b&w plates containing a total of 9 illustrations. There was much controversy at the time about the content of the tales that Cruickshank edited. Charles Dickens was very vocal, condeming Cruikshank for giving the traditional tales an temperance bent. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001081

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Fairy Library - Hop O' My Thumb and The ...

Verlag: D. Bogue, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Einband: Wrappers

Zustand: Good