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Paris: J. Langlume / Theodore Lefevre, 1850. Very Good+. Paris: J. Langlumé / Théodore Lefèvre, n.d., ca. 1850s. Nouvelle Edition. 12mo; publisher's white paper-covered boards printed chromolithograph in four colors; viii,207pp.; engraved frontispiece and added title page, ten (10) leaves of plates, collated complete. Very light rubbing to board margins, spine a bit toned, else a Very Good or better example of a fragile work. Text entirely in French.

Lovely edition of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales in a superlative example of the publisher's binding. Contents include old favorites like "Little Red Riding Hood," "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Blue Beard," and "Beauty and the Beast.