ONCE UPON A TIME THE FAIRY-TALE WORLD OF ARTHUR RACKHAM
Written by Margery Darrell. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1407188
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Fairy-Tale World of Arthur Rackham. Selections include Alice in Wonderland, Rip Van Winkle, Aesop's Fables etc. Absolutely packed with colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Cloth backed boards (gold boards, black cloth spine). Illustrated endpapers. 247 pages. ISBN: 0434174351. Small brown mark at top of front endpapers. A little light foxing to top of page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears. Spine is browned. Front panel is a marked and slightly browned.
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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang; Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Charles Van Sandwyk.
Stock no. 1609656
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Stunning blue, gold and red pictorial cloth. Dark blue and gold pictorial endpapers. Superb colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bump to top of spine. Dent and small nick to edge of slipcase.
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THE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1609644
Published by Folio Society. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1909 edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates. Top edge blue. A beautiful book. Fourth printing. Spine faded.Contents fine. Contained in blue slipcase.
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THE GINGERBREAD BOY
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1507669
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. circa 1969. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light stains to covers and red crayon marks in titles on rear cover. Fox spots to cover edges and text block. Pen inscription to front endpaper, page is also grubby and lightly creased. Contents generally clean. Tally No. 240 and 2'6 net to rear cover.
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ONCE UPON A TIME THE FAIRY-TALE WORLD OF ARTHUR RACKHAM
Written by Margery Darrell; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1507666
Published by Book Club Associates. 1978. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Fairy-Tale World of Arthur Rackham. Selections include Alice in Wonderland, Rip Van Winkle, Aesop's Fables etc. Absolutely packed with colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes a brief sketch and appreciation of the artist. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. 247 pages. A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine faded and some fading to covers. Glue showing through on pastedowns (binding error). Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few chips and is slightly grubby.
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THE FAIRY TALES OF CHARLES PERRAULT
Written by Charles Perrault. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2123514
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Fine condition.

Beautiful red cloth covers with elaborate gilt decoration. Colour plates and b/w chapter headers & tails. 185 pages, top edge red. Contained in near fine slip case, just light fade mark down one edge.
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GRIMM'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1407157
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front. 6 colour plates. 280 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small splits in cloth to top and bottom of spine. Cloth also split on rear edge. A little rubbing to pictorial onlay. Gilt on spine very faded and spine is browned. Rear cover grubby. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. Two plates taped in. Tape is browned and plates are wrinkled. 2 plates are loose. Frontis has been taped back in wrong place. Ticks to contents list. Some foxing and margin marks. Edge if rear pastedown missing. A reading copy.
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THE STORY OF JACK AND THE GIANTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Stock no. 2123418
Published by Cundall & Addey. 1851. Fair condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front of Jack and a giant. 35 drawings by Doyle, Engraved by G. and E. Dalziel. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 56 pages. Only 2" of backstrip of spine still present; rest is MISSING; piece that's left is only attached to one side of spine. Grubby marks and some fading to covers. Corners are bumped, with wear. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Binding is weak; front joint is cracked, but still attached by stitching. Page 13/14 has a corner of loss with a little loss to title at top. A few pages of contents are detached, but loosely inserted. Foxing to pages, chipping to some page edges. A reading copy.
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FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS
Written by H. Herda. Illustrated by Gerhard Grossmann; Hilde Koeppen; Ursula Wendorff-Weidt.
Stock no. 2123411
Published by Thames and Hudson. 2nd 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Second, Revised edition. A little fading to top and tail of spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; browned.
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MOONLIGHT & FAIRYLAND
Written by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Pauline Martin.
Stock no. 1507651
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. Top edge blue. Full-page colour plates throughout. 128 pages. 10 x 7". A timeless collection of stories dating from 1894. ISBN: 0224014161. Base of spine and top corners bumped. Uneven fading to top of text block. Most of front endpaper MISSING. A couple of small colourful marks to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of tears and a faded spine. Panels rubbed.
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THE OLD BALLAD OF THE BABES IN THE WOOD
Written by Kathleen Lines. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1507648
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1972. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Bodley Head Fairy Tale Picture Book (General Editor: Kathleen Lines). Pictorial boards. Large colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. 28 pages. 9.25 x 6.5". Story in verse. ISBN: 0370011341. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front endpaper is MISSING. Tape removed from bottom 2" of front joint. Some foxing, mainly to endpapers. A couple of marks to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped, 3" tear to bottom of front panel. Grubby with some coloured pen marks and light stain to rear panel. Foxed.
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LE PETIT CHAPERON ROUGE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1814292
Published by Hachette. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

Little Red Riding Hood in French text. Red paper boards with elaborate gold borders and black title to front. Full colour pictorial free endpapers, two colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 34 pages plus two pages publisher adverts. Boards slightly marked. Inscription in ink dated 1927 to verso of front endpaper. Page browning. A few pencil marks to contents.
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