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A BOOK OF MAGIC ANIMALS
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1829142
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

There are many different kinds of animals in this collection of folk tales, but they all have one thing in common: they have magical powers. 11 stories from around the world. Terracotta cloth boards, silver title on burgundy title strip to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 126 pages. ISBN: 04167836804. Reprint. Text block browned. Miunor 'nibble' to cloth at very top edge of boards (minor). Light browning to frontis else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has publisher's price-sticker to front flap, is heavily browned to front panel edges, a little faded to spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1828647
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Legendary stories of witches, wizards, monsters and dragons, giants and mermaids; kings and queens, ogres and trolls, devils and demons and magic animals fill the pages of this anthology. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations. 253 numbered pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0416826705. Faint stain to boards. Text block browned and stained. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is quite heavily browned.

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GIANNI AND THE OGRE
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1311865
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

18 tales from the Mediterranean retold by Manning-Sanders. With b/w illustrations throughout this is a treasure for any child. Orange boards with brown title strip. 191 pages. 9.25 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. A few page corner tips creased. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge-worn.

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THE STORY OF HANS ANDERSEN SWAN OF DENMARK
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders; Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Stock no. 317675
Published by E.P.Dutton & Co.. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Andersen's early life. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. American Edition. Slight foxing to contents. Spine bumped. price-cut from dustwrapper.

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