Description: Click here to see our other books! Cinderella; or the Glass Slipper Charles Perrault 1804 Tabart and Co : London 5.5" by 3.5" [3], 4-36pp SUMMARY Benjamin Tabart's very scarce 1804 edition of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale, the first separate printing of this work in English. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION This is a very scarce early single volume English language edition of the classic tale; Tabart is known to have printed sixteen editions in 1804 alone, all of which are now very scarce. This is the sixth edition from Tabart, published in the same year as their first.Illustrated with a hand-coloured copper plate frontispiece, and with one further hand coloured plate. Collated, lacking the third plate referred to by the title page.Ink inscriptions to verso of front wrap and recto of rear wrap.With a publisher's advertisement to the verso of the title page.Jisc lists only three institutionally held copies of this work: eleventh and twelfth editions held by the University of Cambridge, and a fourteenth edition held by the V&A Museum libraries. CONDITION In the original paper wraps. Paper repair to back strip. Original title label to front wrap, detaching to head and with spotting. Spotting and handling marks to wraps. Ink inscriptions to verso of front wrap and recto of rear wrap. Internally, binding strained and somewhat tender. Pages lightly age toned, but generally clean, with only the odd spot. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 1620 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Tabart and Co
Binding: Paperback
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
Illustrator: Not Stated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1804
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.500000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
