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Available
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Publication
Dover Publications Inc. (2017), 112 pages
Description
Kindness and character triumph over appearances in this age-old tale about the value of inner beauty and the power of love. Beauty and the Beast continues to entertain generations of readers and influence popular culture, inspiring an endless series of storybook interpretations as well as numerous adaptations for stage and screen ― most notably, the 1946 version directed by Jean Cocteau and Disney's award-winning 1991 animated feature. Featuring 10 full-color plates, numerous black-and-white images, a redesigned layout, a lovely new font, and fresh border details, this gorgeous hardcover facsimile of a treasured 1875 edition recaptures the fairy tale's magic with a poetic retelling by a noted Victorian author and artist.
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A beautiful copy of Beauty and the Beast. With illustrations from the Victorian version. Beauty's father brings he a rose leading to her going to the Beast's castle.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
10.1 inches
ISBN
1606601032 / 9781606601037
UPC
800759601035
Local notes
Featuring 10 full-color plates, numerous black-and-white images, a redesigned layout, a lovely new font, and fresh border details, this gorgeous hardcover facsimile of a treasured 1875 edition recaptures the fairy tale's magic with a poetic retelling by a noted Victorian author and artist.
Originally published by the Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, London, 1875 edition.
Originally published by the Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, London, 1875 edition.
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