The Sleeping Beauty (A Peepshow Book) by Charles Perrault
$25.00
The familiar tale of an enchanted sleeping princess is presented as a miniature paper theatre, with Karen Avery’s illustrations arranged in layered scenes. This peepshow format is designed to open right around, with the front and back covers tied together to create a circular display of the fairy tale.
Condition: Used hardcover with rubbed edges, light cover scuffing, small marks and an old price label on the back. Ribbon ties are present. The internal paper scenes and their operation have not been checked.
- Author: Charles Perrault
- Illustrator: Karen Avery
- Publisher: Chatto & Windus
- Publication: 1975 edition; printing not established
- Format: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Series: Peepshow Books
- Edition / printing: Chatto & Windus peepshow edition; copyright 1975; printing not established
- ISBN-10: 0701150661
- ISBN-13: 9780701150662
Book details
- Title
- The Sleeping Beauty (A Peepshow Book)
- Authors
- Charles Perrault
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Published
- 1975 edition; printing not established
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Chatto & Windus peepshow edition; copyright 1975; printing not established
- Subjects
- Children's fiction; Fairy tales; Pop-up books; Paper engineering
- ISBN-13
- 9780701150662
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, CHILDREN & BABIES, FAIRY TALES, PICTURE BOOKS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Type: KIDS FICTION
Category: BOOKS, CHILDREN, CHILDREN & BABIES, CHILDREN'S FICTION, FAIRY TALES, HARDCOVER, KIDS FICTION, KIDS PICTURE BOOKS, LOC002, PAPER ENGINEERING, PEEPSHOW BOOKS, POP-UP BOOKS, USED BOOKS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
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