About this title: We have all been enchanted, enthralled and even terrified by fairy tales, and no child is brought up without learning the story of Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood. The most popular tales have long histories, over which successive editors have not only shortened and sentimentalized them but also slanted them according to the demands of time. In this book, 24 of the best-known tales are given in their original form, either as they were first printed in English, or in their earliest surviving text. Each tale has a historical introduction, showing the development of the story and noting ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0192115596 Oxford University Press soft cover re-issue, 1992. VG+, w/ clean text, tight binding, straight & uncreased spine; appears to be unread. Light edge/shelf wear, a few small stains to edges. Free delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Profusedly Illustrated. Fine Hardback. Very Good+ Dustjacket. 7 x 10" A solid copy; ----------SATISFACTION GUARANTEED---------FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE------ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR----- read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 255 pp., DJ has light wear, DJ has some light rubbing, Prev. owners name in crayon on FFE, Some underlining to a few pages of text. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780195202199ISBN:0195202198
Description: Good. 5 x 7.75. Covers have minor wear, curling and creasing, corners creased, interior tight and clean, text of 24 fairy tales in their first or earliest known English language text, bw illustrations. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: FINE. In VG+ jacket. (Jacket Brodart Protected). 255pp. DESCRIPTION: Reprint from original 1974 edition. Book and pages clean, binding tight, negligable board wear. Jacket clean, minor corner wear, a few line indentations on front cover with one small spot of scratching. Pic available upon request. read more
Edition: LATER PRINT
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. JUVENILE. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 255 PAGES. ROYAL BLUE JACKET. COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND SECURE. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Children's Illustrated Clean, bright, crisp and tight with a bit of a slant. Has a little edgewear and rubbing. Looks very nice in new protective sleeve. Summary: Twenty four stories from Tom Thumb to Hansel and Gretel. The cover shows Beauty and the Beast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, London
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Children's Illustrated Clean, bright, crisp and tight. Has a little edgewear. Looks very nice in new protective sleeve. Summary: Twenty four stories from Tom Thumb to Hansel and Gretel. The cover shows Cinderella in what appears to be a shell. read more
"from Introduction, page 11: 'The magic in the tales (if magic is what it is) lies in people and creatures being shown to be what they really are.' Retellings and some background on classic fairy tales, color illustrations scattered throughout. A great resource."
"from Introduction, page 11: 'The magic in the tales (if magic is what it is) lies in people and creatures being shown to be what they really are.' Retellings and some background on classic fairy tales, color illustrations scattered throughout. A great resource."
"An interesting mini-survey of fairy tales throughout history. Although the stories' tradition is followed to faraway places in faraway times, the Opies unfortunately decide only to reprint the more well-known versions which most of us have undoubtedly already read. Extra points for not once veering into Freudian ridiculousness when discussing Red Riding-hood, et al."
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