Droll Stories from the Abbies of Touraine: None

London: John Camden Hotten, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Gustave Dore. Owner’s Bookplate inside front cover. Into English, Compete And Unabridged by George R. Sims Half title, front., plates & illus. throughout. Untrimmed in orig. red cloth, spine & front board blocked & lettered in gilt & black, bevelled boards; This book is in fair+ condition, just a minor amount of rub on the spine, torn at the bottom. Minor worming on the back outside cover and side edge of spine; else bright red with gilt and black lettering and art work. Small work holes on back cover. The text is clean as are the illustrations. Only a few pages show some foxing. A good sound copy. Contes Drolatique, 1832-1837. First Edition of these translations, by George R. Sims. BL has the Chatto & Windus edition of the same year, which is, in fact, the genuine first English edition. The public outcry against these 'immoral' tales led Chatto & Windus to re-issue the sheets, with revised prelims, under the imprint of Hotten - the publishing firm taken over and absorbed by C&W. Hotten had originally imported copies into England of the French edition of Droll Stories and subsequently reprinted them in French - but not in English. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR