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What can a publisher do to make their own copy of one of the world’s most popular fairy tales stand out from the crowd? Issue it as a shape book! This 1863 copy of Red Riding Hood was published by L. Prang & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts and illustrated by Lydia L Very. Die-cut and illustrated, front and back, in the shape of our heroine and the wolf, this 6-3/4” tall booklet features a rhyming text centrally placed on each page and illustrated in color vignettes above and below. In stiff wraps, this is unremarkably Fine condition and one of the most collectible examples of the classic tale.