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AT THE CROSSING-PLACES
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1325960
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Blue cloth spine with silver title. Patterned boards. Colour frontis, colour and b/w illustrations to text. 321 pages. A fine copy in blue slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- CHILDRENS
- KING ARTHUR (CHILDRENS)
- LEGENDS
KING OF THE MIDDLE MARCH
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1325956
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Blue cloth spine with silver title. Patterned boards. Colour frontis, colour and b/w illustrations to text. 336 pages. A fine copy in slightly scuffed slipcase.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- CHILDRENS
- KING ARTHUR (CHILDRENS)
- LEGENDS
THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1915.
Good condition.
Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.
THE CHRONICLES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff.
Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1324241
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1st
1950.
Very good condition.
Oxford Illustrated Classics series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 280 pages. Colour frontis and 7 other colour plates. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0192745026. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some light foxing else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS
- OXFORD ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS
ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1323633
Very good condition.
York Series. Pictorial cardwraps. 16 pages. 2-tone illustrations. Rear cover advertises Amies Ltd. Staples are rusty. Pale page browning else clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS
RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1323387
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1959.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. 16 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Tiny white mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss and a little faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- LEGENDS
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Gladys Davidson.
Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 2140890
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1941.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, black title to spine. Blind title and vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 352 pages, top edge red. 8.75 x 6.5". Bumping and wear to cover edges; some ring marks; Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to prelims and outer page edges; some to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- ARABIAN NIGHTS
- LEGENDS
THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 2139770
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1909.
Slightly better than good condition.
Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to cover edges/corners. Some fading and what appears to be damp marking to covers. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some browning. Pencil underling in places. Margin marks. Page corner creasing; a few small margin tears.
THE TOPSY-TURVY STORYBOOK
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by John Eastwood.
Stock no. 2137796
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Fairy tales, legends and nursery rhymes rewritten in King-Smith's mischievous style. A riotous collection uproariously illustrated in colour throughout. Dark green cloth. Gilt title to spine. 64pp. 11 x 8". Large format. Browning/foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- LEGENDS
- RHYME
THE SEA KING'S DAUGHTER
Written by Aaron Shepard.
Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 2135974
Published by Skyhook Press.
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A Russian Legend. ISBN: 9781620355534.
MINI MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OKLAHOMA INDIANS
Written by Lu Celia Wise.
Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1321627
Published by Oklahoma State Department Of Education.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly scuffed. Some loss of paper covering to top and tail of spine. Pencil erasure mark to front pastedown. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- LEGENDS
- NATIVE AMERICAN
WHY-SO STORIES OF BIRDS & BEASTS FROM FOLK-LORE & LEGEND
Written by Edwin Gile Rich.
Illustrated by Charles Copeland; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1321014
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st thus
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Orange cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing rabbit with a noose round neck of a duck (plate repeated inside). 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 120 pages. Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby, rear cover is rubbed and grubby. Page browning and foxing to textblock.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- FOLK TALES
- LEGENDS