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[Perrault, Charles]
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Contes de Ma Mere l'Oye, Mother Goose's Tales. The Hague: chez Jean Neaulme, 1745
8vo (6 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.; 155 x 92 mm). Engraved frontispiece and 8 plates signed S[imon] Fokke, the frontispiece dated 1745, extra-illustrated with 7 drawings in pen-and-ink and gray wash mounted on inserted blank leaves; light dampstain in lower portion of first few quires. 19th-century blind-ruled calf, spine gilt with portions of early backstrip laid down, in a calf slipcase; portion of upper joint cracked, edges rubbed.
8vo (6 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.; 155 x 92 mm). Engraved frontispiece and 8 plates signed S[imon] Fokke, the frontispiece dated 1745, extra-illustrated with 7 drawings in pen-and-ink and gray wash mounted on inserted blank leaves; light dampstain in lower portion of first few quires. 19th-century blind-ruled calf, spine gilt with portions of early backstrip laid down, in a calf slipcase; portion of upper joint cracked, edges rubbed.
Provenance
Badts de Cugnac (engraved armorial bookplate) — Henri Burton (bookplate)
Literature
Cohen-DeRicci, col. 789, not in Osborne or Tchemerzine.
Condition
Engraved frontispiece and 8 plates signed S. Fokke, the frontispiece dated 1745, extra-illustrated with 7 drawings in pen-and-ink and gray wash mounted on inserted blank leaves; light dampstain in lower portion of first few quires. 19th-century blind-ruled calf, spine gilt with portions of early backstrip laid down; portion of upper joint cracked, edges rubbed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The first edtion of these popular tales to use the "Mother Goose" title, and the first to contain full-page illustrations. First published in 1697 with the title Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (Paris: Barbin), the present edition presents the eight stories in French and English. The finely-drawn extra-illustrations appear to be from a later era, perhaps ca. 1830-1850.
Very rare on the market, only 1 copy has appeared at auction since 1975 (Sotheby's 2 June 1982, lot 146). OCLC reports five copies (Harvard; Princeton; Tresoar, Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek; and Mannheim University).