Le Petit Poucet
Lausanne: Editions Novos, S.A., No date [c. 1940s]. Marcel VIDOUDEZ. [JUVENILE] [FRENCH LANGUAGE]. Marcel VIDOUDEZ, illustrations. Lausannois L. Geneux, printer.
English: The Little Thumb or Hop O’My Thumb
16mo oblong; [22]pp ; quarter bound in marbled paper, tan paper shelf back, color pictorial onlay featuring a boy in a tree with an owl, lettering in black; bound without a ffep; title page lettering in blue; light scuff to corners; near fine. OCLC locates 4 copies, 2 in the U.S. Item #2242
One of the many fairy tales put to paper by Frenchman, Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Some of the many tales he recorded were long standing folk tales. He is credited with Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, and others, all of which fall under the category “Fairy Tales.”.
Price: $65.00