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Author: Madame D'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville. Clinton Peters, illustrator.
Title: The Fairy Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy, Newly Done into English. With an introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Illustrated by Clinton Peters.
Publisher: London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. First Edition.
Language: Text in English
Size: 8.5" X 7".
Pages: xxi-535 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original fully gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, endpapers inner hinges worn and previously repaired but still tight - as shown, armorial bookplate of Rev. Edward J. Tayleur to front endpaper, overlaid with two associated address cards - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with all the nice in-text black-and-white illustrations by Clinton Peters.

Estimate: (Scarce with no or very few other copies for sale available worldwide).

The book: The Fairy Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy, first published in 1892, is a scarce Victorian book, beautifully illustrated by Clinton Peters. This collection presents a new English translation of Madame D'Aulnoy's enchanting fairy tales, with an introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. The book stands out for its exquisite gilt-decorated binding and the in-text black-and-white illustrations, which add a whimsical and charming dimension to the stories. The presence of the armorial bookplate of Rev. Edward J. Tayleur adds to its historical significance, making it a valuable find for collectors and aficionados of classic fairy tales and Victorian literature.

The author: Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651–4 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French writer known for her fairy tales. When she termed her works contes de fées (fairy tales), she originated the term that is now generally used for the genre.