This Hard Covered book ( no slip Cover ) has been re-issued now OOP . C. 1992. Featuring 24 of the best-known tales which have been presented in their original form, either as they were first printed in English, or in their earliest known surviving text. Each tale is presented with a historical introduction which will show the development of a storyline which will make your r???? Was Cinderella's famous shoe a glass slipper or perhaps fur? How did the old woman in Southey's version of "The Three Bears" become the Goldilocks we know so very well today? this book contains approx. 150 illustrations by famous illustrators such as George Cruikshank, Gustave Dore, Kate Greenaway, W.Heath Robinson and others. 255 pages . approx. 10" by 7 " by 1". Appropriate age wear with some random page scribbles seen throughout. A Lovely Book! Very Interesting and enjoyable! Shipping $ 12.50