Charles Perrault — Cendrillon Et Les Fees

Asnières-sur-Seine, Boussod Valadon & Cie, 1886 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in decorative full morocco, this is the first edition of Perrault's 'Cinderella and the Fairies' to feature the charming illustrations of Beaumont. In the original French.The first edition of these two tales from Charles Perrault to feature these striking watercolour illustrations from Edouard de Beaumont, a French painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, illustrator and lithographer.Consisting of thirty-four leaves, many of which bear vibrant reproductions of Beaumont's watercolours, with further illustrated in monochrome. Collated, complete.A wonderful edition of these classic fairy tales, beautifully bound in a full contemporary morocco with extravagant gilt detailing. In a full morocco binding with extensive decorative gilt detailing. Light rubbing to back strip head and tail, with tide marks to boards. Tide marks to perimeters of pastedowns and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but significantly age toned to perimeters, with tide marks to fore edge of first ten leaves, and final few leaves. Good . Ill.: Edward de Beaumont. Good .