1885 Signed First Edition - Edouard Laboulaye's Last Fairy Tales, IllustratedA remarkable presentation copy, inscribed by the translator Mary L. Booth to a named recipient, with additional contemporary note preserving the context of the gift. Author: douard Laboulaye. Authorized translation by Mary L. Booth. Title: Laboulayes Last Fairy Tales. Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1885. Language: Text in English. Size: 7. 5 x 5 inches. Pages: xviii, 382 pages, plus publishers catalogue. Binding: Very good,

awarded to Miss Catherine A

unsigned binding

Neat contemporary presentation inscription to front free endpaper

Jules Verne

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The book: The Princess of Hearts is a charming late Victorian fantasy inspired by the whimsical world of playing cards and fairy tale adventure

The book: A charming and increasingly scarce nineteenth-century literary amusement

Her interpretation of Alice in Wonderland is celebrated for softening the surreal elements of Carroll’s tale while maintaining its dreamlike atmosphere

Binding: Attractive and very good contemporary vellum binding with two brass clasps intact

1928) was an American millionaire

flowing lines and ability to capture the charm of childhood

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