FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328536
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

To collect Danish atmosphere for this classic, Harrap's sent Rackham to Denmark for a week in November 1931 where he took "notes & notes for dear life". The resulting studies of cottages, architectural details, courtyards, farm machinery and so on appear in the 12 magnificent colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations in this book. Brick red cloth, gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Peach and white pictorial endpapers. 288 pages.Large format. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Scuffing to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper and inscription in ink to verso of same. Small margin tear to one page (23) and also to lower margin of plate opposite page 48 (does not affect the illustration at all). Foxing to textblock. A few small fingermarks to some pages.

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FAMOUS ANIMAL TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1328500
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Grey pictorial endpapers. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Stories include: The Tar-Baby; How Brer Rabbit Was Too Sharp For Brer Fox; Who Killed Cock Robin?; The Mad Tea-Party; The Three Bears; etc. Spine and corners bumped. Spine worn at top and tail and printed title/illustration rubbed. Corner creases to a couple of pages and tiny margin tear to one page. A nice copy.

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FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1828647
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Legendary stories of witches, wizards, monsters and dragons, giants and mermaids; kings and queens, ogres and trolls, devils and demons and magic animals fill the pages of this anthology. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations. 253 numbered pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0416826705. Faint stain to boards. Text block browned and stained. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is quite heavily browned.

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THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Written by Franz Bonn. Illustrated by Franz Bonn.
Stock no. 1328391
Published by Kestrel Books. 1978. Very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1878 antique pop-up book. Contain 4 pop-up scenes of theatre stage and characters from fairy tales. ISBN: 0722655363. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of tiny scuff marks to lower edge of front cover. Some slight creasing to rear pastedown (binding error).

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THE WAR OF THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 1328359
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published posthumously, another collection of Russian fairy-stories. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224022156. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and wrapper flaps.

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DE SPROOKJES KOETS
Written by Donald Betlem; Guus Betlam. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac; Arthur Rackham; Gustave Dore.
Stock no. 1328232
Published by Letteren & Kunst. Almost very good condition.

Well-known fairy-tales told in Dutch. Brown leather binding with gilt decoration and pictorial onlays to both covers. 26 tipped-in colour plates and 23 tipped-in b/w plates. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to rear pastedown. Pale page edge browning.

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FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328025
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1940. Good condition.

The Sunshine Series. Pictorial boards with green cloth spine. 24 Colour plates. Contains 10 classic fairy tales. 176 pages. Spine bumped, corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Inscription in ink and date in red crayon to front free-endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present, one plate has large tear at edge and a couple of others have small margin tears. Hinges are cracked and pulled.

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THE CAT THAT CLIMBED THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328021
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Good condition.

"The Elizabeth Clark Story Books". New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 61 pages. 6.75 x 4.75". Spine is worn, split to lower half. Covers slightly grubby. Grubby marks to inside of covers.

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THE TALKATIVE SPARROW AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328020
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Very good condition.

"The Elizabeth Clark Story Books" New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. Four colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 60 pages. Slight wear to base of spine. Some light foxing. One page corner is creased.

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THE FARMER AND THE FAIRY AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328019
Published by University of London Press. 1943. Almost very good condition.

The Elizabeth Clark Story Books. New Impression. 6.25 x 4.75 ins. Pictorial cardwraps. 4 coloured plates and black and white illustrations throughout. Spine is worn. Lower page corner tips slightly creased. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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DOBBIN AND THE SILVER SHOES AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328018
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1943. Good condition.

The Elizabeth Clark Story Books. New Impression. Pictorial card wraps. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 61 pages. 6.5 x 4.75". Covers are grubby with splits at spine edges. Crease to top corner of front cover. Some foxing. One plate is detached but still present.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1327907
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Fair condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. 11 stories. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn with fraying of cloth. Covers slightly faded and marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled. Foxing to contents.

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