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THE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie.
Stock no. 2135646
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Each tale has an historical introduction, showing the development of the story. Colour & b/w illustrations. 255 pages. ISBN: 0192115596. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE WILD SWANS
Written by James Riordan. Illustrated by Helen Stratton.
Stock no. 2135545
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0091725496. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Marks to endpapers.

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THE GOLDEN COCKEREL
Written by Alexander Pushkin. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1321737
Published by The Heritage Press. Circa 1955. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with 2 vertical columns of gilt cockerels front and rear, gilt title to spine. 4 colour plates plus colour text decorations. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some slight foxing to contents.

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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley; John Berry.
Stock no. 1321729
Published by Ladybird Books. Circa 1976. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403840. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some faint marks else contents clean.

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TALES FROM NURSERY LAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 1321519
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. Re-backed with blue cloth spine. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and a little grubby. New endpapers. Contents are browned and well fingered.

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GRANNY'S OLD STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1321143
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Fairy tales for Little Folk. Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations to text. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown has been removed. Some tears to page margins with a couple of small pieces of loss (text not affected). Foxing to textblock.

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THE ANNE ANDERSON PICTURE BOOK
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2134634
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very 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. Spine is faded. Bumping/some scuffing/wear to cover edges and a couple of corners. Surface paper damage to edge of rear cover. Page edge browning, but contents are still very good.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2134281
Published by Folio Society. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 16 gorgeous colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Top edge red. 6th printing. Slip case is very good - a few marks and scuffs.

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FAVOURITE NURSERY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1320429
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Illustrated boards, cloth spine. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations depicting well known nursery tales. First story - Dick Wittingham, last story - The Little Match Girl. Unpaginated. 10.25 x 8". SPine and corners bumped and worn. Stain to rear cover. Some foxing to page margins.

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
No author listed. Illustrated by Irana Shepherd.
Stock no. 1319596
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1977. Very good condition.

A Peepshow Book. Red pictorial glazed boards. Tie the front and back covers together to display. ISBN: 0701122234. Spine faded and slightly rubbed at top and tail. Contents fine.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL
No author listed. Illustrated by Mary McClain.
Stock no. 1319594
Published by Price, Stern, Sloan. Very good condition.

"A Peepshow Book". 5 pop-up scenes. Glazed pictorial boards. 6.75 x 5.25". ISBN: 0843109017. Spine discoloured. Some light marks at cover edges. Contents fine.

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MY FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYMES & TALES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Tony Ross. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1820347
Published by Reader's Digest. Circa 2010. Fine condition.

Retold and illustrated by Tony Ross. Large format. Three books with pictorial boards: My first Nursery Stories; My Favourite Nursery Rhymes; My Favourite Fairy Tales. Includes Nursery Rhymes CD. ISBN: 9780276446542. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase and still wrapped in original shrinkwrap.

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