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FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 2137501
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Sumptuous light blue moire silk binding, gilt decorated front cover and spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 17 full-page line drawings and numerous other decorations. Cream pictorial endpapers. 197 pages. 11.25 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Darkening and marks to spine; some other dark marks to covers; scuffs to rear. Some writing in ink to front pastedown/endpaper. Foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Some margin marks. All plates present. Contents are generally very good.

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THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Constance Woodhead. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 2137445
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

Smaller format. Stiff card covers. Picture to front cover. Sunbeam Stories Series. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Some light wear and marks to covers. A little chipping to spine. Foxing to outer page edges and a few internally.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137349
Published by Murray's Children's Books. 1978. Very good condition.

An all-action treasure hour pop-up book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Six wonderful pop-ups, some with moving tabs. Last pull tab is weak/broken - a few small closed tears at edges - still works, with care! Rest of pop-ups/moveables very good.

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137347
Published by Murray's Children's Books. Circa 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Six colourful pop-ups. An All-action treasure hour pop-up book. Pale fading to spine. All pop-ups in excellent working order.

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SNOW WHITE
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137344
Published by Murray's Children's Books. Circa 1978. Very good condition.

6 intricate pop-ups with moving parts, all in full-colour. An All-Action Treasure Hour Pop-Up Book. Oblong Cr 4to. Pop-ups in very good working order; just a little of the cellophane that creates the 'glass' coffin to last pop-up starting to come unglued. Couple of corners are bumped. All moveable parts in excellent working order.

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137343
Published by Murray's Children's Books. Circa 1978. Very good condition.

An All Action Treasure Hour Pop-up Book. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 6 pop-up scenes. All illustrations, including front cover by Kubasta. Spine is faded. Crease to Giant's neck on moveable pop-up. Brown marks to edges of last page. A few small edge-creases, but pop-ups in very good working order.

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BROGEEN AND THE PRINCESS OF SHEEN
Written by Patricia Lynch. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 2137061
Published by Burke. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fourth in the Brogeen series. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Top half inch of spine is browned; smaller area to base of spine. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; top half inch of spine is torn off; also small triangular piece of loss along bottom edge of front panel.

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THE WIND IN THE WOOD
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1322267
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of fairy-stories illustrated by 12 glorious colour plates plus b/w chapter head and tail decorations. 143 pages. Blue boards, silver titles. Spine and corners bumped, fading to top and tail of spine. Endpapers browned with old tape marks at corners. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, edge chipped with slight loss at spine and corners.

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THREE LITTLE PIGS
Written by Dorothy M. Wheeler. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 2136246
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and a few nicks to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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THE GINGERBREAD BOY
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1322101
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name in biro to front pastedown. Contents clean. Tally 160, last title listed on rear cover is this one.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1322096
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Blue pictorial paper boards. ISBN: 0721400868. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name in biro to front pastedown. Contents clean. Tally no. 190, last title listed on rear cover is this one.

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FIONN DER HELD UND ANDERE IRISCHE SAGEN UND MARCHEN
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2135903
Published by Herder & Co.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine with paper title onlay to top. Text in German. Colour plates by Rackham. Title: Fionn the Hero and other Irish Sagas and Fairy Tales. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers and outer page edges; but some to pages throughout. Pencil annotation to title page.

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