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ARDIZZONE'S HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Stephen Corrin. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2126456
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

14 classic tales illustrated in colour and b/w. Maroon boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. ISBN: 0233969969. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; some edge-creasing; couple of closed tears.

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EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2126380
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to only 350 signed and numbered copies. 15 glorious tipped-in colour plates mounted on vellum, each mount edged with gold. White cloth elaborately decorated with gilt to front cover and spine. Vellum endpapers. Deckled edges. 170 pages. 11.5 x 9". SIGNED by Dulac to verso of a free front endpaper. This is Copy No. 52. Spine and edges are browned. Bump to bottom of spine. Some grubby marks to cloth. Surface paper damage to front pastedown, where it appears that something has been removed (possibly a bookplate). Front endpaper has inscriptions in ink; one crossed out, with tape glue marks, where again it appears that something has been removed. Rear pastedown also has some surface paper damage. Edge tear to margin on one contents page. Some darkening and grubby margin marks to pages. All plates are present and beautifully bright.

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HOUSEHOLD TALES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1816360
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth. Colour title-page which is double spread. Numerous b/w illustrations. Yellow cloth boards are foxed especially rear board, spine lightly browned. Top edge of text block foxed. Contents clean.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - SIMPLE SIMON
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Gustav Hjortlund.
Stock no. 2125845
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 7.5". Boards are a little bowed. chipping along edges and to base of spine. Splash marks to front cover. Browning to rear cover. Ink marks to title page. Contents are generally very good.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Written by C.S. Evans. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1816121
Published by Chancellor Press. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, white title to spine. Silhouette illustration to front board. Colour frontis. B/w silhouette illustrations. Reproduction of the 1920 edition. ISBN: 1851520562. Corners lightly rubbed. Gift inscirption in ink to front endpaper. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 2125120
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Father Tuck Little Book. Very small format, 10.5 x 10.5cm. Green pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Bumping to spine. Wear to cover edges. Home made 'library ticket' to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a few small chips and tears; browned and grubby; minimal loss.

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THE STORY OF SLEEPING BEAUTY
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Evelyn Bowmar.
Stock no. 2124963
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 413. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Top 1-2" of spine are split (both sides), with some creasing. Smaller split to base of spine. Light damp mark to bottom of rear cover. A bit of surface paper damage to front endpaper/pastedown, where something was once stuck. Couple of closed margin tears to endpapers. A few margin marks. Illustrations are in excellent condition. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips, with some substantial loss to edges.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Doris White.
Stock no. 2124132
Published by Waddy Productions. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. The 'Old Time' Nursery Tales Series. Chipping with splits to top and tail of spine. Corner creasing. Splash mark down spine.

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FAIRY TALES FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Dick Hart.
Stock no. 2123985
Published by L.B. Fischer. 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. American edition. Wrapper is edge-creased with small closed tear to top of spine.

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THE FROG PRINCESS
Written by Bernard Isaacs.
Stock no. 1317038
Published by Central Books Limited. 1973. Very good condition.

Large format, Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Slight rubbing to spine. Covers ever so slightly grubby.

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COLOUR SHOW PICTURES OF FAIRY TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1814947
Published by Juvenile Productions. Very good condition.

Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout. Pictorial card wraps. 12.5 x 9.5". Unpaginated. First story is Jack the Giant Killer. Undated. Slightly bowed. Covers lightly browned. A few small bits of colour to margins else contents fine.

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THE ANNE ANDERSON PICTURE BOOK
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1814807
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Orange/brown cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial boards. Numerous coloured and b/w illustrations by Anne Anderson, illustrating Hans Andersen and Grimms' Fairy Tales. Boards scuffed and edge-worn. 'Angela' written in pencil to rear board. Front hinge starting to split (between frontis and title page. Most top margin corners have loss or surface paper damage... perhaps the book had been exposed to damp which caused the top corners to stick together and they have then been prised apart? Clear tape repair to first page of Hansel and Grethel.

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