Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1995-09. Hardcover. Good. Exact ISBN/item SHOWN. EX-LIBRARY in Good+ condition. Mylar-covered DJ shows scuffs/scratches to mylar. Pages have NO writing, folds or tears. Light stains/marks to closed edges (text unaffected). Binding shows wear but remains solidly intact; one split has been glued and text block shows separation from cover at spine. Usual library markings + cancelled marks. An excellent reading copy despite flaws noted. (more information)

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1995 2nd Printing. Hardcover, brown vinyl binding. Gently used ex-library with usual markings, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Overall VG condition. DJ in Mylar Protector. NO REMAINDER MARK. ÒThe author looks at storytelling, at its practitioners and images in art, legend, and history and reveals how changing prejudices aboout women affect the status of fairy tales. Illustrated with both color & b/w plates; Notes, Bibliogrqaphy, Index, List of Abbreviations. 463 pps.Ó Items normally on their way to you within one business day. (more information)

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1995. Copy has bumped endspines and corners with the bright DUST JACKET showing the same. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo. (more information)

Offered by Spivey's Rare Books, Maps and Fine Art (United States)

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1995 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; DJ has minor edgewear; text is clean and unmarked. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Farrar Straus & Giroux 1995 FIRST EDITION. Fine, As New volume in a Fine, As New unclipped Dj. Illustrated with glossy color plates as well as many b/w photographs. A fascinating subject explored by a master. Pristine volume.458 pages. Mylar protected.. Hard Cover. First Edition. (more information)

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Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Hardcover. 0374159017 First American edition, First printing! This book is just like new - clean, tight and unmarked with only minor shelf wear on the corners and edges of dust jacket. An apparently lightly read copy in great condition. No remainder marks, price clips or other imperfections. . Fine. (more information)

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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1995. ,,Brown cloth with gilt on boards, headband, (xxv) 463 pages, +16 pages of colour plates, with b & w illustrations through-out, with publishers stamp on bottom edge. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In this richly illustrated & provocative book, she looks at storytelling, at its practitioners & images in art, legend, and history - from the prophesying enchantresses who lure men to a false paradise to jolly Mother Goose, with her masqueraders in the real world, from sibyis & Queen of Sheba to Angela Carter. The storytellers are frequently women ( or were until men like Charles Perault, the Borthers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen started writting down the women's stories ), and Marina Warner asks how changing prejudices about women affect the status of fairy tales: are they sources of wisdom and moral guidance, or temptations encouraging indulgence in romantic and vengeful fantasies? From the Beast to the Blonde considers old wives' tales in all their luxurlant detail and with a strong sense of the historical contexts in which they developed. Ms. Warner's fresh new interpretations show us how the real-life themes in these famous stories evolved: rivalry and hatred between ("Cinderella" and "The Sleeping Beauty"), the ways of men and marriage ("Bluebeard" and "Beauty and the Beast"), not to mention neglect, incest, death in childbirth, murder, and racial prejudice. As she suggests in her superb closing chapter, happy endings come only after stumbles and falls; yet in some sense the story of tale-telling is never done." Contents include: Intro / Part One: The Tellers: In the Caves of the Enchantress; The Old Wives' Tale; Word of Mouth; Game Old Birds; No Hideous Hum; Saint Anne, Dear Nan; The Magic of the Cross; The Glass Paving and the Secret Foot; On Riddles, Asses and the Wisdom of Fools; Sweet Talk, Pleasant Laughter; In the Kingdom of Fiction; Granny Bonnets, Wolves' Cover / Part Two: The Tales: Absent Mothers; Wicked Stepmothers; Demon Lovers; The Ogre's Appetite; Reluctant Brides; Go! Be a Beast; The Runaway Girls; The Silence of the Fathers; The Language of Hair; From the Beast to the Blonde; The Silence of the Daughters / Conclusion / Abbreviations / Notes / Bibliography / index / List of Plates and Picture Credits. Packaged weight of book is over 1 Kilo, so extra shipping may be asked. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First American Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. Illus. by Jacket Art: "Titania Awakes" (1793 - 94) by Henry Fuseli . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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