Translated from Neapolitan dialect by J.E. Taylor.
Stories From the Pentamerone Translated from Neapolitan dialect by J.E. Taylor.
Macmillan, 1911.
First edition. 4to. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, with a gilt vignette and black lettering on the upper cover. Top edge red. Thirty two beautiful colour plates by Goble, protected by captioned tissue guards. A near very good copy, occasional light foxing and some wear to the spine.
The fairy tales in this volume were collected and published by Neapolitan, Giambattista Basile in the 17th century. The stories had a Europe-wide influence, and were an acknowledged source for both Charles Perrault, and the Brothers Grimm. Strongly influenced by Oriental art, Goble's illustrations are extremely subtle and very charming.
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