This most romantic of fairy tales is found in many versions, and the story of the beautiful girl who falls into a long sleep, to be awakened by a lover, has been interpreted by some as an allegory of the spring revival of the earth after a long winter. Charles Seddon Evans, a schoolmaster turned publisher, retold the story specially for Arthur Rackham, who illustrated it with silhouette drawing as a companion volume to CINDERELLA, both first published in 1919 and now reissued in Everyman's Library.
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This most romantic of fairy tales is found in many versions, and the story of the beautiful girl who falls into a long sleep, to be awakened by a lover, has been interpreted by some as an allegory of the spring revival of the earth after a long winter. Charles Seddon Evans, a schoolmaster turned publisher, retold the story specially for Arthur Rackham, who illustrated it with silhouette drawing as a companion volume to CINDERELLA, both first published in 1919 and now reissued in Everyman's Library.
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Add this copy of Sleeping Beauty, the to cart. $9.75, like new condition, Sold by Dorothy Meyer-Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Batavia, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by William Heinemann.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 9 1/2"; NOT an ex library book. Red cloth covered book has 110 clean interior pages. Illustrations in the form of silhouettes in black/white. Dust jacket has 1 1/2" and 1/2" closed tear top edge, slight peeling bottom of spine.
Add this copy of The Sleeping Beauty to cart. $16.90, good condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1972 by Heinemann Young Books.
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A hardback volume in Good to Very Good condition, name written neatly inside, top and fore edges slightly flecked, interior very clean and bright with wonderful illustrations by Rackham, in a dustjacket with wear to edges and two 1" tears to top edge. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of The Sleeping Beauty to cart. $37.31, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1972 by Heinemann Young Books.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.
Add this copy of Sleeping Beauty to cart. $76.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by David & Charles.
