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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139414
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Soem foxing and browning.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2139410
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Boots the Chemists. Circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Published for Boots The Chemist. Large format. Red cloth covers, gilt titles. 16 colour tipped-in plates. Many b/w illustrations. 319 pages. 10 x 7.5". Light bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is unevenly faded/browned with creasing and tears and chips; but minimal loss.

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LITTLE TOTS' RECORDS: SONGS, GAMES, STORIES FOR KIDDIES No. 4 THE "STORY HOUR" BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2139055
Almost very good condition.

Slightly oblong format; cardwraps, tied together with string through hols in spine. 3 sleeves which contain 3 records. Contains: Little Red Riding Hood; The Frog Prince; Cinderella; The Three Bears: Jack and the Beanstalk; Tom Thumb. Records are all sold UNCHECKED. Splits to top and tail of spine joins. Damp marking along cover edges; creasing and some tear to corners. Browning.

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LITTLE FOLKS' FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 2138762
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. First story is 'Puss In Boots'. Also includes: Little Red Riding Hood; Cinderella; Jack and the Beanstalk; Dick Whittington; Little Snowdrop; Tom Thumb. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to bottom corner of front cover. Rear cover is badly damp stained, with some pencil scribbling. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good.

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FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 2138613
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1960. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Kingfisher Colour Book. My First Reading Book Series. Top half inch of spine is split with some chipping. First couple and last couple of pages have quite heavy browning. Rest of illustrations internally are nice and bright.

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MARCHEN
Written by August Strindberg. Illustrated by Thorsten Schonberg.
Stock no. 2138601
Published by Georg W. Dietrich. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

"Fairy Tales", text in gothic german script. Limited edition of 200 copies. Bound in red leather with gilt title to spine. Green silk page marker. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. Top edge gilt. Uneven fading to covers. Boards slightly scuffed, with a few marks. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean, but some browning.

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THE THREE BEARS
Written by Molly B. Thomson. Illustrated by Molly Thomson.
Stock no. 2138154
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

A shaped 'Kiddie Kut' book with windows which allow you to peep through to the following pages. Charming! Colour illustrations throughout. Small split to top of spine. Some browning marks to edges of top of some cut out pages.

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THE TOPSY-TURVY STORYBOOK
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by John Eastwood.
Stock no. 2137796
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fairy tales, legends and nursery rhymes rewritten in King-Smith's mischievous style. A riotous collection uproariously illustrated in colour throughout. Dark green cloth. Gilt title to spine. 64pp. 11 x 8". Large format. Browning/foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.

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FAVOURITE STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Roger Lancelyn Green. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 2137795
Published by Edmund Ward. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

8 well-known fairy tales delightfully illustrated in colour. Introduction on the life of Hans Andersen by Green. Pink cloth covers with gilt titles. Bumping to spine and corners; a little fading to some edges. Tape marks and heavy foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges/joints, especially to front are pulled and weakening. Foxing to outer page edges; some margin marks. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and corners; a little fading.

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FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 2137501
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Sumptuous light blue moire silk binding, gilt decorated front cover and spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 17 full-page line drawings and numerous other decorations. Cream pictorial endpapers. 197 pages. 11.25 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Darkening and marks to spine; some other dark marks to covers; scuffs to rear. Some writing in ink to front pastedown/endpaper. Foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Some margin marks. All plates present. Contents are generally very good.

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THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Constance Woodhead. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 2137445
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

Smaller format. Stiff card covers. Picture to front cover. Sunbeam Stories Series. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Some light wear and marks to covers. A little chipping to spine. Foxing to outer page edges and a few internally.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137349
Published by Murray's Children's Books. 1978. Very good condition.

An all-action treasure hour pop-up book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Six wonderful pop-ups, some with moving tabs. Last pull tab is weak/broken - a few small closed tears at edges - still works, with care! Rest of pop-ups/moveables very good.

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