The classic fairy tales / [compiled by] Iona and Peter Opie.
Published
- London ; New York : Oxford University Press [1974]
Physical description
255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
- 0192115596
- 9780192115591
Local notes
- Collated (1996/12/12). Complete. (V&A Libraries)
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0. Uk
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.
- "This book was designed and produced by George Rainbird Ltd. ... and bound by Dorstel Press Ltd., Harlow",-t.p. verso.
- Case binding of blue cloth over boards. Illustrated dust jacket.
- Copy B Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
- Copy B contains bookplate on upper pastedown which reads: from the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
- Copy B initialled in ink "AR" (ie. Anne Renier) on lower flyleaf recto.
- Half-title.
- Includes index.
Contents
- History of Tom Thumb -- Jack the Giant Killer -- Yellow Dwarf -- Sleeping Beauty -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Diamonds and toads -- Bluebeard -- Puss in Boots -- Cinderella -- Hop o' my thumb -- Beauty and the Beast -- Three wishes -- Three heads in the well -- Jack and the beanstalk -- Snow White and the seven Dwarfs -- Frog Prince -- Twelve dancing Princesses -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Goldilocks and the three bears -- Tinder box -- Princess on the pea -- Thumbelina -- Swineherd -- Hansel and Gretel.
Subject
Other names
- Opie, Iona 1923-2017 [compiler]
- Opie, Peter [compiler]
- Opie, Iona. 1923- [compiler]
- Opie, Peter 1918-1982. [compiler]
- Dorstel Press Ltd. [binder]
- Ebenezer Baylis and Son. [printer]
- George Rainbird Ltd. [book designer]
- Oxford University Press [publisher]
Related item
- Online version:: Opie, Iona Archibald. Classic fairy tales. London ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1974]
- https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1032867967
Genre
- Bibliography
- book jackets.
- Bookplates - England - 1970-1988.
- bookplates.
- Children's books - England - 1974.
- children's books.
- Cloth case bindings - England - 1974.
- Cloth case bindings.
- Contes de fées.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Dust jackets - England - 1974.
- Ex-libris.
- Fairy tales - England - 1974.
- fairy tales.
- Illustrated
- Nonfiction.
- text
Language
- English
Related Internet Resources
- French equivalent / Équivalent français https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1032867967
- Presents the texts of twenty-four well-known fairy tales as they were first printed in English and summarizes the history of each title, especially from the textual point of view.
Holdings information at Victoria and Albert Museum libraries
Live circulation data is not available.
| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Blythe House Archive & Study Room | 74.BB.45 | |
| Copy A | ||
| Blythe House Archive & Study Room | B.EA.CLAF.OX.1974 | |
| Copy B | ||
Link to external resource:
Resource Link: French equivalent / Équivalent français: https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1032867967
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