[Godwin, William and Mary]
Tabart's Collection of Popular Stories for the Nursery
£693
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
newly translated and revised, from the French, Italian and Old English Writers [by William and Mary Godwin]. London: for Tabart & Co., 1809. 4 volumes, 12mo, engraved frontispieces and 14 (of 17) engraved plates, 20th century red half morocco gilt, old ink blots to a couple of leaves in volume 2, occasional small stain, [Moon: Benjamin Tabart's Juvenile Library, 167 (2)]. Rare.
Footnote
Note: 'Mrs Mary Jane Godwin edited and translated these tales for Tabart... the stories are told in admirably clear and simple language, and the illustrations are well drawn and carefully executed'. (Moon, p.122).