12mo (165 x 110 mm). Title-page vignette and woodcut on [p.22]. (Light spotting.) Self-wrappers, uncut and unopened (splitting to spine).

A rare English translation of La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty). Charles Perrault was a French author and a foundational figure in the development of the literary fairy tale, helping lay the groundwork for later collectors and adapters such as the Brothers Grimm. First published in 1695, La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty) appears alongside several of his most enduring tales, including Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté (Puss in Boots), and Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre (Cinderella).

[With:] The Entertaining and Remarkable History of Robin Hood. London: Printed for T. Evans by P. Norbury, n.d. [ca 1800]. 32mo. Illustrated with woodcuts in the text, wood-engraved frontispiece printed on the inside of the front cover. (Light spotting.) Original pictorial wrappers with an image of a witch and a soldier, partially hand-colored (scattered stains to covers, tiny hole to upper wrapper).

Provenance: Justin Schiller (his sale, Heritage, 12 December 2020, lots 45063, 45314).