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49. Perrault (Charles) Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé, ou les Contes de ma Mere l'Oye; The Histories of Passed Times, or the Tales of Mother Goose, 2 vol. in one, text in French and English, double title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, modern vellum, a much earlier label on spine, 12mo, London Printed, and sold at Brussels by B. Le Francq , 1785.

est. £1500 – £2000

The plates are captioned only in French, and the style of the printing suggests that this edition was printed in Brussels rather than London.

Sold for £1700
Sale 631, 14th November 2007


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