Beauties, Beasts and Enchantment: Classic French Fairy Tales
by Zipes, Jack (Translatation, Introduction)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0452010799
- ISBN 13
- 9780452010796
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Meridian/Penguin, 1991. First Paperback . Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of 36 vintage fairy tales by French authors, all with a closing Moral lesson, many with pen-and-ink illustrations from the original stories. Introduction by translator & editor Zipes discusses "the rise of the French fairy tale & the decline of France,'' with an additional Note on the Translation. Orig. published in 1989, this is the First Paperback Edition, first printing, from Meridian, Nov. 1991, in 598 pages. Condition is Near Fine completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages mildly tanned, particularly around edges. Only flaws are 1) slight edgewear, worst of which is some chipping to head of spine, & 2) former owner's name stamp to all outside page edges. Covers bright & clean, no fading. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018293
- Title
- Beauties, Beasts and Enchantment: Classic French Fairy Tales
- Author
- Zipes, Jack (Translatation, Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0452010799
- ISBN 13
- 9780452010796
- Publisher
- Meridian/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALES FRANCE FRENCH VINTAGE ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR CHILDREN FANTASY FICTION MORALITY MORALS LESSONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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