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PERRAULT, Charles. Contes des Fes. Contenant Le Barbe blue, le Petite Chaperon rouge, les Fes, la Belle au bois dormant, le Chat bott, Cendrillon, Riquet la Houpe, le Petit Poucet, lAdroite Princesse, Griselidis, Peau-dAne, les Souhaits ridicules. Orns de 12 planches en taille-douce, desines par M. Hout, et graves par M. Manceau. Paris: Chez Le Prieur, 1812. 12mo, 272pp + [4] advts. Olive leather spine with green boards. 12 b&w plates. Edges a tad rubbed, some scuffing to leather on spine, a few sheets lightly split at edges, traces of light foxing, else a clean, bright copy.
1812 edition. A wonderful collection of 12 of Perraults most famous tales in the original French, each accompanied by a wonderfully expressive plate by Hout. The tales in this volume include Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Puss in Boots.