Les nouveaux contes des fées. / par Madame de M**.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murat, Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de, 1668-1716, author.

Contributor:

Compagnie des libraires (Paris, France), bookseller.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Fairy tales--France--Early works to 1800.

Fairy tales.

France.

Physical Description:

[8], 429, [3], 104, [4] pages ; 17 cm (12mo)

Edition:

Nouvelle édition corrigée.

Other Title:

Half-title of volume 2: Suite des Contes de Madame de M**

Fingerprint:

r.r; net. t,la mepe (3) 1724 (R) v.1

Place of Publication:

A Paris : Par la Compagnie des libraires associez, MDCCXXIV [1724]

Notes:

By Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat, whose name appears in the privilege.

Vol. 2 with half-title leaf : "Suite des Contes de Madame de M**"; separate signatures and pagination, which begin after the title page.

Signatures: volume 1: ã⁴ A-2C⁸/⁴ [2D]⁸ [2E]⁴ 2F-2N⁸/⁴ ; volume 2: A-I⁸/⁴.

Gatherings [2D] and [2E] signed 2C and 2D, respectively.

Woodcuts: title vignette of a small basket of flowers and fruit; head- and tail-pieces; ornamental initials.

Type ornament head- and tail-pieces.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy imperfect: all after leaf 2N3 (including all of volume 2) wanting.

Kislak Center copy has bookseller's manuscript notes in pencil on front free endpaper.

Kislak Center copy: most leaves wormed in tail outer corner with occasional damage to signature mark and/or last lines of text.

OCLC:

903056138