The pleasing companion; a collection of fairy tales, calculated to improve the heart: the whole forming a system of moral precepts and examples for the conduct of youth through life: containing Princess Hebe, Graciosa and Percinet, Story of Finetta, Princess Carpilona, The white cat, The yellow dwarf, Pigeon and dove, Young and Handsome. Ornamented with elegant cuts.

ID 13280
Title The pleasing companion; a collection of fairy tales, calculated to improve the heart: the whole forming a system of moral precepts and examples for the conduct of youth through life: containing Princess Hebe, Graciosa and Percinet, Story of Finetta, Princess Carpilona, The white cat, The yellow dwarf, Pigeon and dove, Young and Handsome. Ornamented with elegant cuts.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 288
Date of Publication 1794
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Imprint Printed for William Lane, at the Minerva Press, Leadenhall-Street.
Colophon
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 17
Width (cm) 10
Price (pound) 0
Price (shilling) 0
Price (pence) 0.0
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  • BL 12411.aaa.20.
Notes [3] leaves of plates, incl. frontispiece :ill. (copper-engravings). Final page misnomered "218."
Hand-Verified Yes
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d'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine. The pleasing companion; a collection of fairy tales, calculated to improve the heart: the whole forming a system of moral precepts and examples for the conduct of youth through life: containing Princess Hebe, Graciosa and Percinet, Story of Finetta, Princess Carpilona, The white cat, The yellow dwarf, Pigeon and dove, Young and Handsome. Ornamented with elegant cuts.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13280, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/13280. Accessed 2024-12-18. 

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  year={1794},
  title={The pleasing companion; a collection of fairy tales, calculated to improve the heart: the whole forming a system of moral precepts and examples for the conduct of youth through life: containing Princess Hebe, Graciosa and Percinet, Story of Finetta, Princess Carpilona, The white cat, The yellow dwarf, Pigeon and dove, Young and Handsome. Ornamented with elegant cuts.},
  publisher={William Lane [Leadenhall Street]},
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