McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The popular story of Blue Beard, or, Female curiosity : embellished with beautiful engravings. London : Ryle & Co., [between 1846 and 1859]

Alternative Title:

Female curiosity
History of Blue Beard

Contributor:

Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Barbe bleue. English.

Publisher:

Ryle & Co., [between 1846 and 1859]

Notes:

Undated. Date suggested by P.A.H. Brown's London publisher's and printers p. 168.
Cover title and imprint.
Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of wrapper.
First sentence: "There was a man who had fine houses, both in town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroidered furniture, and coaches gilded all over with gold."
Includes 7 woodcuts.
Copies in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 hand-coloured woodcut and 6 other cuts in text. One copy with blue pictorial paper wrappers. Other copy with pale pink pictorial wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Fairy tales.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose

Call Number:

PN970 R9 P67 1846 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7566

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_R9_P67_1846