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FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328025
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1940. Good condition.

The Sunshine Series. Pictorial boards with green cloth spine. 24 Colour plates. Contains 10 classic fairy tales. 176 pages. Spine bumped, corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Inscription in ink and date in red crayon to front free-endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present, one plate has large tear at edge and a couple of others have small margin tears. Hinges are cracked and pulled.

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THE CAT THAT CLIMBED THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328021
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Good condition.

"The Elizabeth Clark Story Books". New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 61 pages. 6.75 x 4.75". Spine is worn, split to lower half. Covers slightly grubby. Grubby marks to inside of covers.

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THE TALKATIVE SPARROW AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328020
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Very good condition.

"The Elizabeth Clark Story Books" New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. Four colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 60 pages. Slight wear to base of spine. Some light foxing. One page corner is creased.

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THE FARMER AND THE FAIRY AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328019
Published by University of London Press. 1943. Almost very good condition.

The Elizabeth Clark Story Books. New Impression. 6.25 x 4.75 ins. Pictorial cardwraps. 4 coloured plates and black and white illustrations throughout. Spine is worn. Lower page corner tips slightly creased. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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DOBBIN AND THE SILVER SHOES AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328018
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Good condition.

The Elizabeth Clark Story Books. New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 61 pages. 6.5 x 4.75". Covers are grubby with splits at spine edges. Crease to top corner of front cover. Some foxing. One plate is detached but still present.

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THE LAD OF THE GAD
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327998
Published by Collins. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Alan Garner has reworked five stories from the Gaelic layers of British folktale. ISBN: 0001847112. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby/marked.

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NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1327910
Published by Treasure Press. 1987. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Charming full-page colour pictures. Originally published by Ward Lock in two volumes. 190pp. Cr 4to. ISBN: 090740751X. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Slight marking/foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1327907
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Fair condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. 11 stories. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn with fraying of cloth. Covers slightly faded and marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled. Foxing to contents.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Cathrin Pennell. Illustrated by Andre; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327905
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

The famous fairy tale retold by Mrs Pennell and aided by colour photography with Andre's figures and sceneries visualize this tale. Numerous b/w text illustrations throughout. Grey decorated cloth boards. 36 pages. 10 x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Helen Mary Petter. Illustrated by Natasha Kroll; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327904
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colours. Figures and scenes created by Kroll, photography by Wegner. Green decorated cloth with dark green and white decorations. Delightful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Hugh Gee. Illustrated by Hugh Gee; Sylvia Gee; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327903
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colour. Pale blue decorated cloth. Figures and scenes created by Hugh Gee, colour photography by Wegner and drawings by Sylvia Gee. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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LITTLE IDA'S FLOWERS
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Trevelyan Katherine. Illustrated by M. Hoffer; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327902
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colours. Figures and scenes created by E. Katzer and photographed by Zoltan Wegner. Green decorated cloth with dark green titles. Colour photographs and b/w illustrations. 34 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Hinges pulled causing stitching to be a little loose.

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