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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang; Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Charles Van Sandwyk.
Stock no. 1830389
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Joan Aiken. Stunning blue, gold and red pictorial cloth. Dark blue and gold pictorial endpapers. Superb colour plates and b/w illustrations. Eighth printing. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf scuffed.

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ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP
No author listed. Illustrated by Linda Griffith.
Stock no. 1330256
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 1979. Very good condition.

A Peepshow Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Book and pictures open out 360 degrees - to show the entire story. With ties and hanging string. ISBN: 0701124164. Spine and front cover edges faded. Tiny nick to laminate to front cover (by Aladdin of title). Contents clean and in working order.

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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Karen Acosta.
Stock no. 1330255
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 1977. Very good condition.

A Peepshow book, opens 360 degrees. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. 5 pop-up scenes. ISBN: 0701122242. Spine slightly sunned, tiny dent to front edge of spine. Contents clean and in working order.

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FAVOURITE FAIRY STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1330216
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

An All Colour Book. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page. Contents have been pulled away from binding a bit (stitching loose at top and tail). Page browning to title-page. Light musty smell else contents clean. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers are slightly grubby.

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THE LITTLE RED HEN AND THE GRAINS OF WHEAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1330215
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1969. Fair condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400841. Covers are well worn with marks to rear. Child's name and address in green ink inside front cover. Some light foxing and light finger creasing throughout. Tally 240 and price of 2'6 net to rear cover.

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THE BIG PANCAKE
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1330097
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1973. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Pink pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403115. Tally 330, printed price 15p. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light brown marks affects lower margins of pages else contents clean.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330093
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Blue pictorial paper boards. ISBN: 0721400868. Tally 320, printed price 15p. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light fingering and some light corner creases else contents clean.

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330091
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1970. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402186. Tally 280, printed price 15p. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing to spine. Foxspots to endpapers and prelims else contents clean.

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THE SLY FOX AND THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1330090
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1974. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402208. Tally 360, printed price of 18p. Spine and corners bumped and rubbeed. Light scuffing to rear cover. Some slight/light biro marking to front cover (faint name at top and colouring in of 'A Ladybird Easy-Reading Book'. Child's pencil writing/doodles to prelims. Some light fingering to contents and one page has a corner crease.

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THE ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330074
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A book of old favourites with new illustrations! Red cloth covers with orange vignettes and black titles and decorations. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 286 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Some browning to base of spine. Endpapers browned, creases to front free-endpaper. 'M13' stamped to rear pastedown. Some foxing to textblock. Large but neat inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and worn to spine and corners with loss at base of spine.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Hilda Boswell. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell.
Stock no. 1329992
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Very small format. Pictorial boards. Lovely colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed. Contents are pulled at staples but still tightly bound. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and is slightly grubby.

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