THE WICKED GIANT AND OTHER TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2117687
Almost very good condition.

Hard card covers. Full colour pictorial front cover, showing giant sitting on a rock giving directions. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Wicked Giant and the Mountain'. Some creasing to covers; Colour front cover is starting to come away from rest of boards at corners. Scuffing. Page browning with a few grubby marks.

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HANS IN LUCK
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Felix Hoffmann.
Stock no. 1504776
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

His master rewarded Hans for his faithful service with a lump of gold. Happily Hans set off to see his mother after seven years, but before long he was persuaded to part with his precious burden. Oblong format, white pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations, one line of text to a page. ISBN: 0192797077. Heavy bump to top corners affects all pages too. Some wear to spine and corners. Covers a tiny bit grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small chips. Also slightly grubby and browned. Top corner crease to both flaps. Book has been used as a rest for writing, visible on dustwrapper at certain angles.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1504631
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Top edge blue. Seven colour plates including frontis plus numerous b/w illustrations. 239 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine darkened with a couple of nicks to cloth on top edge. Bump to lower edge of front cover. Covers have some scuffing causing light patches, darkening to some edges. Completed bookplate to front endpaper. A few hinges cracked, some showing webbing beneath. Light browing to endpapers. Contents very good, just an odd mark. All colour plates present, two are partially detached.

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PRINCE PRIGIO AND PRINCE RICARDO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1504006
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Children's Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by D. Watkins-Pitchford (BB). Cream and orange decorated cloth. 4 colour plates and numerous line drawings. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Small dark mark to base of spine. Water/damp mark to edge of front cover which also affects first few pages. Name and address in blue felt pen to half title page. Foxing and light marks to text block. Just a very odd mark to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a faded spine. Clear tape stuck to verso of front fold to strengthen damage. Small ink stamp to front fold, blue felt pen squiggle to rear fold. Rear panel slightly grubby.

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THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE AND THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE
Written by Mrs. Dinah Craik. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos.
Stock no. 1403272
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. circa 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Little Lame Prince was banished to a solitary tower on a barren plain by his wicked uncle. He led a lonely life until one day his fairy godmother brought him a miraculous travelling cloak. The Brownie is full of tricks and mischief but never does anyone any harm. Purple spine black titles in cream text block and vignette of a prince. Crown symbols to boards. pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top corners of many pages bumped or creased. Top of text block is dusty. Browning to some pages otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased with chipping and a couple of closed tears. Spine is browned. White label to verso to cover one of the tears.

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UP THE CHIMNEY TO NINNY LAND
Written by A.S.M. Chester.
Stock no. 1314136
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Good condition.

A Fairy Story for children. Green pictorial cloth. Floral decorated endpapers. 86 pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small ink name stamp to preliminary pages and some text page (top margins). Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to contents and light pencil marks to frontis. There are 5 plates in this copy (I believe that there is at least 1 missing, possibly 2).

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THE NURSERY SLEEPING BEAUTY
Written by Irene Pearl. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2115129
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Very good condition.

Small format. 6 colour plates plus cover by Dulac. B/w drawings (illustrator not named). 5.5 x 5.4". Colour pictorial boards. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Edge wear. Foxing to outer page edges. All plates present.

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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Michael Hornby. Illustrated by Kuniro Fukazawa; Jiro Mizuno; Kei Wakana.
Stock no. 1809881
Published by Paul Hamlyn. 1st thus 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Includes Puss In Boots; Little Red Riding Hood, Brother and Sister. Orange glazed pictorial boards with yellow titles. Printed on thick card. Colour illustrations. 48 pages.

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MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY TALES
Written by A. Pitt-Kethley.
Stock no. 1503263
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Told chiefly in words of one syllable for young children. Cloth spine with black title, colour pictorial boards. 25 illustrations (incl. covers). 15 stories including Cinderella, Blue-Beard, Puss in Boots, Three Bears etc. 94 pages. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Grubby marks to title page, endpapers and margins. Foxing to front endpaper.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Charles Perrault. Illustrated by Gunars Krollis.
Stock no. 1503061
Published by Liesma Publishers. Slightly better than good condition.

Translated from French by Michelle MacGrath. Also contains story called The Fairy. Large format 11.75 x 9". Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Creasing and bubbles to laminate on covers. Lower corners creased. Spine bumped and faded. Two small numbers stamped on verso of last text page. Contents generally clean but have slight musty smell.

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THE WONDERFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB
Written by Paul Britten Austin. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1313168
Published by Radiotjanst. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

2 volumes. Summer course in English for Swedish radio. Small format. Cream cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. Includes a mounted miniature book in 2nd volume. Covers very slightly edge rubbed and grubby, spines lightly browned. Small partially erased pencil mark to front cover of volume 2. Illustration on page 15 of 2nd volume has been very neatly coloured in with crayons. A nice set. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Mary Smith.
Stock no. 1502891
Published by J. Coker & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Full page illustrations by Mary Smith. Two colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations. 76 pages. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Spine grubby. Pen mark to rear endpaper. Light page browning, contents generally clean.

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