SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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PERRAULT, Charles.
Cendrillon et Les Fees.

Les Fées is a tale by Charles Perrault, taken from Tales of Mother Goose published in 1697.

Published
Asnieres-sur-Seine: Boussod-Valadon, 1886
Plates
29
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
Asnieres-sur-Seine: Boussod-Valadon, 1886
Ref
1525

[Cinderella and the Fairies.] 1 of 200 copies only on heavy paper. 32 illustrations (of which 29 are hand-coloured) are printed integrally with the text that reproduces the Edouard de Beaumont watercolours and drawings with astounding fidelity, making them appear original. This copy is inscribed on Christmas from Robert Hoe to his granddaughter: "For Thupza Benson, with affectionate wishes for a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from her Grandfather, Robert Hoe. Dec 25th '93". Truly sumptuously bound in full morocco, heavily gilt, blue silk endpapers. Some staining; affects the verso of the front and rear boards, to a lesser extent, the margins of some of the pages. Still, it is a beautiful book with a fine provenance, a family gift from one of America's grandest book collectors. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. A Dainty Shoe surrounded by Roses. 3. Melon growing in the ground. 4. Plates, pots, and pans in a kitchen. 5. Maid sitting by a large pot, boiling in a fireplace. 6. Violin and scattered sealed letters. 7. Ladies Corset and Ruff. 8. Young lady with her head in her hands (crying?). 9. Large Pumpkin being carved up. 10. Hand holding a stick / baton by a mouse shown standing on its back legs. 11. Watering can / funnel lying in a garden, with lizards around it. 12. A lady is sitting on a stool with a wand in one hand and a green pair of shoes in the other, talking to a young lady standing before her. 13. A King (?) courting a young lady. 14. Woman holding some citrus fruit. 15. Lady in a green dress waving a wand. 16. King and young lady stand beside an ornate drinking vessel and a plant. 17. Semi-naked lady seen beneath a clock. 18. A flying wheel, a sheet, a glove, and a piece of ribbon. 19. Trumpet, one green shoe, a scarf, and an open document with a red wax seal. 20. Several children's bare and stockinged feet and ankles point towards a green shoe and a Trumpet resting on a plush velvet cushion. 21. Flowers. 22. A lady is wearing a pair of green shoes, resting on a crown. 23. A Glass of Champagne (?), a pair of Frogs, Roses, and a Wand. 24. An Terracotta Wine Jug amongst vines. 25. Roses. 26. Snakes and Frogs. 27. A young lady is startled by a horse and its rider. 28. Snakes and Frog (in the margins). 29. Glass of Champagne, a blue ribbon, and insects.