Description
Limited edition of Histories or Tales of Past Times from Mother Goose’s Tales, published by the Fortune Press. This work was originally written in French by Perrault, then translated to English by Gent.
Small octavo, 108pp. Purple hardcover, title in gilt on purple cloth spine. Solid text block, a fine example. Features small color illustrated headers at start of each tale. In the publisher’s dust jacket, light sunning to spine, a near fine copy. One of 1025 copies printed by the Whitefriars Press, this copy numbered 245.
