Cinderella and Other Tales from Perrault by Charles Perrault - 1989

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1989. CD1 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Michael Hague to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, less than an inch tear on the back top left corner, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and light cover edgewear, crease on the bottom right corner on the first couple of pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrated by Michael Hague. 10.5"x8.5", 78 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "Cinderella" or The Little Glass Slipper, is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances, that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and 23 AD, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story. The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634; the version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697. Another version was later published by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1812. Although the story's title and main character's name change in different languages, in English-language folklore Cinderella is the archetypal name. The word Cinderella has, by analogy, come to mean one whose attributes were unrecognized, or one who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect. The still-popular story of Cinderella continues to influence popular culture internationally, lending plot elements, allusions, and tropes to a wide variety of media. The Aarne-Thompson-Uther system classifies Cinderella as Tale Type 510A, Persecuted Heroine. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.