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THE HONEST THIEF
Written by Val Biro. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 1207830
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1972. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Hungarian folk-tale. Colour pictorial boards. Green endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0340164522. Wrapper price-clipped with rubbed corners

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THE PRINCE & THE IMPOSSIBLE QUEST (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 5)
Written by Petre Ispirescu.
Stock no. 1605600
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House. 1974. Good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Translated from the Romanian by Ana Cartianu. Retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. 16 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602947. Covers creased and grubby. Page corners are creased and there are some grubby marks but overall contents are VG.

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THE TALKING THRUSH AND OTHER TALES FROM INDIA
Written by W.H.D. Rouse; W. Crooke. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1310971
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Collected by W. Crooke and retold by Rouse. Indian folk-tales. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Covers grubby and marked, red ink marks to front cover. Child's red ink writing to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, foxing to page edges. Front joint cracked. Lower corner of rear free-endpaper torn off (only a small piece).

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JUMPING MOUSE
Written by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Mary Moore.
Stock no. 1807542
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 2nd 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. A folk-tale. Purple pictorial boards and endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903458990.

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JUMPING MOUSE
Written by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Mary Moore.
Stock no. 1805435
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 2nd 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. A folk-tale. Purple pictorial boards and endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903458990. Light scuffing to covers, contents fine.

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HEREAFTERTHIS
Written by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
Stock no. 1305411
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1973. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

From a folktale by Joseph Jacobs. Oblong format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0370020286. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears to top and tail of spine.

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THE BLUE ROSE
Written by Maurice Baring. Illustrated by Anne Dalton.
Stock no. 447022
Published by Kaye & Ward. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Which suitor will find the blue rose and win the hand of the emperor's wise and beautiful daughter? Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0718221001. Diagonal crease to front endpaper. Book is otherwise in fine condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE GROG INVASION
Written by Griswallt Ap Llechitwyt. Illustrated by Griswallt Ap Lechitwyt.
Stock no. 817475
Published by Y. Lolfa Cyf.. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Chronicles of the Llandoddies. Square format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862438926. SIGNED by author to first page.

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THE KNEE-HIGH MAN AND OTHER TALES
Written by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Ralph Pinto.
Stock no. 692337
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of six animal tales from American Black Folk Literature. Green pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582162602. Corners lightly rubbed. Some light finger creasing to page corners. Price-cut pictorial wrapper rubbed at corners with slight wear to top front edge.

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THE VALIANT CHATTI-MAKER
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jeroo Roy.
Stock no. 715411
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow boards with black title to spine. Based on an old Indian folk-tale. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333352424. Spine slightly bumped. A nice bright copy.

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THE TALE OF CARPENTER MACPHEIGH
Written by Mairi Hedderwick. Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick.
Stock no. 724979
Published by Blackie Children's Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Folk Tales of the World series, a Scottish folk tale. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0216940222. Name and number written on front endpaper. Minimal bumping to corners.

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THE HONEST THIEF
Written by Val Biro. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 322383
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Hungarian folk-tale. Colour pictorial boards. Green endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0340164522. Ex-lib with just one stamp to title-page, otherwise a fine copy. price-cut dustwrapper.

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