A new collection of fairy tales
Subtitle: none of which were ever before printed : containing many useful lessons, moral sentiments, surprizing incidents, and amusing adventures ; in two volumes
Publisher: Printed for C. Davis, C. Hitch, R. Dodsley, W. Bowyer, and G. Woodfall
Published: 1750
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Fairy tales
Other titles: New system of fairery.
Work titles: Féeries nouvelles
Notes: Translation of: Féeries nouvelles.

Translated by Henry Brooke as A new system of fairery, cf. NCBEL, II, 785; according to Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) this was then issued as A new collection of fairy tales (IV, p. 168). No copies of A new system of fairery have been located, and the date of this first translation is uncertain; NCBEL gives it as 1750, while Halkett & Laing give the imprint as Dublin: [1740?]; actual date is probably between 1741 and 1750.

Signatures: a² B-K¹² (K12 blank); B-L¹².

Vol. 1: [C6] signed C5; v. 2: page [18] misnumbered 81, [C5] signed C3.

NUC pre-1956, 77:651.
Table of contents: title: v. 1 Prince Shortboots, and the Princess Sable. Rosanie. Prince Muguet, and Princess Zaza. Tourlou and Rirette. Princess Pimprenelle, and Prince Rosemary. The gifts.; title: v. 2. The story of Nonchalante and Papillon. The palace of ideas. The story of Princess Lumineuse. Bleuette and Coquelicot. The story of Mignonnette. The impossible enchantment. The Princess Minutie and King Floridor. The beautiful Hermine and Prince Colibri.