Countess D'Aulnoy, Fairytales, 1715, Scarce
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Aulnoy, Marie Catherine, Comtesse d'. THE DIVERTING WORKS OF THE COUNTESS D'ANOIS. London: John Nicholson, 1715. 8vo. [4], 648 pp., lacks leaf T2, with 5 (of 6) leaves of engraved plates (one plate half missing, others with marginal chips), all accompanying the fairy tales. Page numbering is irregular. Period paneled calf boards sympathetically rebacked. *********** A very scarce book, being the second edition in English following the first English edition of 1707, where nearly all of these tales appeared in English for the first time. Early editions are very scarce. The work contains her Spanish novels, her letters, and 'The Tales of the Fairies' in three parts.
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Boards with some scuffs, corners worn. Some light foxing and soiling in places, several leaves with various old faded stains, plates with marginal chips and one lacking lower half. Mostly Good. Sold here as is.
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Countess D'Aulnoy, Fairytales, 1715, Scarce
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