Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passé by the great Charles Perrault: "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Puss in Boots," and more. Also includes 34 extraordinary full-page engravings by Gustave Doré.
Perrault's Fairy Tales
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passé by the great Charles Perrault: "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Puss in Boots," and more. Also includes 34 extraordinary full-page engravings by Gustave Doré.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passé by the great Charles Perrault: "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Puss in Boots," and more. Also includes 34 extraordinary full-page engravings by Gustave Doré.
Songs of Innocence
Author: William Blake
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486227641
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Blake's original color plates are faithfully reproduced in this illuminated edition of his early poems
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486227641
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Blake's original color plates are faithfully reproduced in this illuminated edition of his early poems
Perrault's Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447490134
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ is a wonderful collection of some true classics of children’s literature. Perrault (1628 – 1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children’s stories into the literary mainstream, proving to his original seventeenth century readers that such works were important, enjoyable, as well as thought-provoking. They remain as popular today, as they were then. He is responsible for such famous works as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, and ‘Puss in Boots’. ‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ are accompanied by the dazzling illustrations of a master of the trade; Honor C. Appleton (1879 – 1951). Appleton illustrated over one-hundred-and-fifty books during the course of her career, with her most famous works including Our Nursery Rhyme Book (1912), Charles Perrault’s Fairy Tales (1919), and the collected stories of Hans Christian Andersen (1922). As her career progressed, she began producing bolder images for literary classics – but her best-loved drawings remain those for the children’s market. Presented alongside the text, Appleton’s enchanting creations serve to further refine and enhance Perrault’s magical storytelling Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447490134
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ is a wonderful collection of some true classics of children’s literature. Perrault (1628 – 1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children’s stories into the literary mainstream, proving to his original seventeenth century readers that such works were important, enjoyable, as well as thought-provoking. They remain as popular today, as they were then. He is responsible for such famous works as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, and ‘Puss in Boots’. ‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ are accompanied by the dazzling illustrations of a master of the trade; Honor C. Appleton (1879 – 1951). Appleton illustrated over one-hundred-and-fifty books during the course of her career, with her most famous works including Our Nursery Rhyme Book (1912), Charles Perrault’s Fairy Tales (1919), and the collected stories of Hans Christian Andersen (1922). As her career progressed, she began producing bolder images for literary classics – but her best-loved drawings remain those for the children’s market. Presented alongside the text, Appleton’s enchanting creations serve to further refine and enhance Perrault’s magical storytelling Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
The Bad Mrs. Ginger
Author: Honor C. Appleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The Wonder Clock
Author: Howard Pyle
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Written by the siblings, Howard and Katharine Pyle, this book is a collection of short stories for children, oftentimes set in fantastical settings. It is uniquely divided into 12 chapters, each dedicated to every hour of the clock. Titles featured here include Bearskin, The Water of Life, and The Clever Student and The Master of Black Arts.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Written by the siblings, Howard and Katharine Pyle, this book is a collection of short stories for children, oftentimes set in fantastical settings. It is uniquely divided into 12 chapters, each dedicated to every hour of the clock. Titles featured here include Bearskin, The Water of Life, and The Clever Student and The Master of Black Arts.
Mother Goose in Prose
Author: L. Frank Baum
Publisher: anboco
ISBN: 3736409443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Sing a Song o' Sixpence The Story of Little Boy Blue The Cat and the Fiddle The Black Sheep Old King Cole Mistress Mary The Wond'rous Wise Man What Jack Horner Did The Man in the Moon The Jolly Miller The Little Man and His Little Gun Hickory, Dickory, Dock Little Bo-Peep The Story of Tommy Tucker Pussy-cat Mew How the Beggars Came to Town Tom, the Piper's Son Humpty Dumpty The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Little Miss Muffet Three Wise Men of Gotham Little Bun Rabbit
Publisher: anboco
ISBN: 3736409443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Sing a Song o' Sixpence The Story of Little Boy Blue The Cat and the Fiddle The Black Sheep Old King Cole Mistress Mary The Wond'rous Wise Man What Jack Horner Did The Man in the Moon The Jolly Miller The Little Man and His Little Gun Hickory, Dickory, Dock Little Bo-Peep The Story of Tommy Tucker Pussy-cat Mew How the Beggars Came to Town Tom, the Piper's Son Humpty Dumpty The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Little Miss Muffet Three Wise Men of Gotham Little Bun Rabbit
The Children's Treasure Book - Vol III - The Arabian Nights - Illustrated By Robert Pimlott & C. H. Ward
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473389593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Volume three of the Children's Treasure Book contains The Arabian Nights. Tales include: Sinbad the Sailor, The Story of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, The Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Enchanted House, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie Banou, and Prince Camaralzaman and Princess Badoura. The book is profusely illustrated by various different illustrators including Robert Pimlott, C. H. Ward and others. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473389593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Volume three of the Children's Treasure Book contains The Arabian Nights. Tales include: Sinbad the Sailor, The Story of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, The Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Enchanted House, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie Banou, and Prince Camaralzaman and Princess Badoura. The book is profusely illustrated by various different illustrators including Robert Pimlott, C. H. Ward and others. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
King of the Golden River
Author: John Ruskin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Wards of the State
Author: Tighe Hopkins
Publisher: London : Herbert and Daniel
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher: London : Herbert and Daniel
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Bookman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description