Indian fairy tales
1892, 1st edition. London : David Nutt. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #434530
Physical description: xiv, 255 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Preface -- The lion and the crane -- How the raja's son won the princess Labam -- The lambikin -- Punchkin -- The broken pot -- The magic fiddle -- The cruel crane outwitted -- Loving Laili -- The tiger, the brahman, and the jackal -- The soothsayer's son -- Harisarman -- The charmed ring -- The talkative tortoise -- A lac of rupees for a bit of advice -- The gold-giving servant -- The son of seven queens -- A lesson for kings -- Pride goeth before a fall -- Raja Rasalu -- The ass in the lion's skin -- The farmer and the money-lender -- The boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin -- The prince and the fakir -- Why the fish laughed -- The demon with the matted hair -- The ivory city and its fairy princess -- How sun, moon, and wind went out to dinner -- How the wicked sons were duped -- The pigeon and the crow. Subjects: Folklore India; Fairy tales India; Magic; Children's stories.
Price: €125.00