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The Original Mother Goose's Melody and Fairy Tales of Mother Goose

1892
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Original Mother Goose's Melody and Fairy Tales of Mother Goose
  • Author: Charles Perrault (French, Paris 1628–1703 Paris)
  • Translator: Robert Samber (British, active early 18th century)
  • Publisher: Griffith & Farran (London)
  • Publisher: Damrell & Upham (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Publisher: Originally published by John Newbery (British, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, baptized 1713–1767 London)
  • Publisher: Originally published Boston by Isaiah Thomas (American, born Boston, Massachusetts 1749)
  • Publisher: Originally published by Munroe and Francis (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1892
  • Medium: Illustrations: facsimilies
  • Dimensions: 9 3/16 x 7 1/16 x 9/16 in. (23.4 x 17.9 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1974
  • Object Number: 1978.674
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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