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FLOWER LEGENDS
Written by B.P. Standen. Illustrated by G.P.S..
Stock no. 1329085
Published by Gay And Hancock Ltd. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Blue boards with pale blue titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 colour plates. 60 pages plus book list to rear. Spine and corners bumped, small split to top of spine. Small label stuck to base of spine. Some ink writing (including some crossed out) to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Heavy foxing to contents throughout.

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CHRISTMAS LORE AND LEGEND
Written by H.L. Gee. Illustrated by Louise Armour-Chelu.
Stock no. 1329072
Published by Candle Books. Very good condition.

Candle Book Number Five. Small format. Paperwraps. B/w text illustrations. Slight rubbing to spine.

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MAN, DRAGON AND DEATH: THE GLORY OF SAINT GEORGE
Written by Laurent Busine; Manfred Sellink.
Stock no. 1829229
Published by Mercatorfonds. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2015 - January 2016. This book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. White paper boards, black title to spine, red title to front. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 287 pages. ISBN: 9780300215755. A few grubby marks to white boards, else a lovely copy.

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LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR (3 VOLUME SET)
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1829093
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber. Three titles: Arthur, The Holy Grail, and Tristan. Green cloth spine, gilt titles. Green pictorial paper boards. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations. Third printing. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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LEGENDS OF THE GRAIL
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1829087
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Barber. Leather spine with gilt title, green, black & gilt sides with blocked design. Top edge green. B/w illustrations. xxv and 512 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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WHAT MADE TIDDALIK LAUGH
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1328677
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 2nd 1986. Nearly fine condition.

A lively legend from Australia, retold by Troughton. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Second edition (first published 1977). ISBN: 0216904315.

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ST. JEROME AND THE LION
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1328612
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The legend of gentle St. Jerome who healed the injured paw of a lion. Written in poetry form. Cream boards. Red and black illustrations. Covers slightly grubby, spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small foxspots to textblock. Some grubby marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned to spine.

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A WONDER BOOK
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by S. Van Abbe.
Stock no. 1328596
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1968. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Children's Illustrated Classics series. Cream and orange decorated cloth. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w line drawings. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to textblock, light foxspot to title-page. Dustwrapper is price-cut and badly edge worn, faded to spine and edges.

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THE FLYING HORSES: TALES FROM CHINA
Written by Jo Manton; Robert Gittings. Illustrated by Derek Collard.
Stock no. 1828847
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Chinese stories taken from translations of Chinese history and literature, the dialogue and poems often embody and give substance to ancient Chinese sayings. They range in time from the earliest popular legends, which deal with the origins of the universe, to a twentieth-century account of the Revolution. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Full page b/w illustrations. 172 pages. ISBN: 041683440X. Text block lightly browned. Light browning to vertical edge of front endpaper and small foxspot else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and a little scuffed.

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LEGENDS OF THE RING
Written by Elizabeth Magee. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1828835
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and edited by Elizabeth Magee. Leather spine with gilt titles. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 694 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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DRAGONS: A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Karl Shuker.
Stock no. 1828510
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bringing more than thirty of these beguiling creatures to life with spectacular illustrations and engaging accounts of their origins, habitats and behaviour. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 1854103725. Laminate at corners of cover is lightly rubbed. Contents are clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF KING MIDAS
Written by Lynne Reid Banks. Illustrated by George Him.
Stock no. 1828442
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition.

An extension of the old legend of the greedy, dissatisfied king who wished for, and to his sorrow received, the magic 'golden touch'. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460067524. Spine slightly cocked, base of spine rubbed. Light scuffing to rear board. Front endpaper a little grubby. Some foxing throughout, heavy at times.

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