Blue Beard, or, Fatal curiosity
a tale of the olden time, intended for the amusement of all good children
by Orlando.pbl Hodgson, Charles Perrault & Sears & Trapp.prt
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
[8] leaves : ill. (wood engravings) ; 18 x 11 cm. Cover title Undated. Date from printer's form of name and years of activity at address; cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 172 First and last leaves pasted-down to wrappers First sentence: "Embosom'd in a spacious pleasant wood, In stately pride a lofty Castle stood: Its owner, known to be a wealthy Knight, Had a blue beard, which made the man a fright: Four wives in turn had shared the monster's bed, The last of which but recently was dead." Includes 9 woodcuts Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: green wrappers; 8 hand-coloured woodcuts; illustration on cover
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a tale of the olden time, intended for the amusement of all good children Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1832-01-01T00:00:00Z | London : Orlando Hodgson, 10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield | English | — | Public digitized item |
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Cataloging notes
- Contributing institution: McGill University Library
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Catalog id
- internet-archive:McGillLibrary-PN970_H63_B5_1832-1581
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