The Magic ring
Subtitle: and other Oriental fairy tales
By: from the German of Herder, Liebeskind, and Krummacher
Contributors: Orr, Nathaniel, engraver; Thwaites, William H., engraver; Bobbett & Hooper
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: James Miller
Published: 1861
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Copyright date: 1861
Subjects: Fairy tales
Other titles: Orerob and Titania.; Journey.; Magic ring.; Dream of Mirza.; Abdallah.; Three sons.; Journey to Babylon.; El Rakham, or, The marriage-collar.; Birds of Solomon.; Queen of the mountians.; Prisoner.; Enchanted well.; Man of sensibility.; Ass of Dadschial.; Water of life.; Recompense.; Blue palm-tree.; Consolation in misfortune.; King and the goatherd.; Peasant of Bilbis.; Transformation.; Dream of Almet.; Vision of Bossaldab.; Best patrimony.; Queen Amberboah.; Hypocrisy.; Mostanser.; Fairy Barque.; Travelers.; Mahmood's mirror.; Prudent vizier.; Alaeddin.; Fidelity put to the test.; Sacred fire.; Adroit reproof.
Notes: Wood engravings: frontispiece, added pictorial title page, title vignette, plates, illustrations, tail-pieces.

Of four plates drawn and signed by Thwaites, 3 were engraved by Bobbett & Hooper, 1 by N. Orr; two plates engraved by R.S. Bross; one plate engraved by Brightly; one plate drawn by Dallis; six plates unsigned.

"Introduction," by the translator: p. [13]-20.

"Notes" by the translator: pages [292]-300.

Publisher's advertisements, in the form of facsimile title pages: [6] pages at end.

Thirty four fairy tales.

"Illustrated."

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

Includes bibliographical references.

In English; translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Orerob and Titania; title: The journey; title: The magic ring; title: The dream of Mirza; title: Abdallah; title: The three sons; title: The journey to Babylon; title: El Rakham, or, The marriage-collar; title: The birds of Solomon; title: The Queen of the mountians; title: The prisoner; title: The enchanted well; title: The man of sensibility; title: The ass of Dadschial; title: The water of life; title: The recompense; title: The blue palm-tree; title: The consolation in misfortune; title: The king and the goatherd; title: The peasant of Bilbis; title: The transformation; title: The dream of Almet; title: The vision of Bossaldab; title: The best patrimony; title: Queen Amberboah; title: Hypocrisy; title: Mostanser; title: The fairy Barque; title: The travelers; title: Mahmood's mirror; title: The prudent vizier; title: Alaeddin; title: Fidelity put to the test; title: The sacred fire; title: The adroit reproof.