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Retold Stories for Children, or Fairy Tales

Editor Friedrich Hofmann German
after 1855
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Retold Stories for Children, or Fairy Tales
  • Editor: Friedrich Hofmann (German, 1813–1888)
  • Published in: Leipzig
  • Date: after 1855
  • Medium: Illustrations: chromolithography and wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.667.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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