Fairy Tales

London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. vii, 328 pp. Dustjacket, now protected in archival mylar, is not price clipped but has edgewear (wrinkling, small chips, short tears, and abrasion to reverse) and a little discolouration. Upper edge of text block tinted green. Maroon cloth boards a little rubbed, but square and unbumped. A little foxing to lower edge and deckled fore-edge. Prev. owners' names to ffep. Internally bright, unmarked and solidly bound.. First UK. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1979. 269 pgs. DW, now protected, is sunned and scraped, and has pieces torn away at the spine. Book has sewn-in placemarking ribbon. Front and bottom edges lightly foxed. Pages are clean, unwrinkled, tightly bound. Facsimile of the 1882 original edition. Duotone illustrations. Contains The Sleeping Beauty, The Rabbit's Bride, Six Soldiers of Fortune, Clever Grethel, the Death of the Hen, Hans in Luck, The Goose Girl, The Raven, The Frog Prince, Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Wolf and the Seven Goslings, Faithful John, The Wonderful Musician, The Twelve Brothers, The Vagabonds, The Brother and Sister, Rapunzel, The Three Little Men in the Wood, The Three Spinsters, Hansel and Grethel, The White Snake, The Straw the Coal and the Bean, The fisherman and His Wife, The Gallant Tailor, Aschenputtel, The Mouse the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Little Red-Cap, The Bremen Town Musicians, Prudent Hans, Clever Else, The Table the Ass and the Stick, Tom Thumb, HGow Mrs Fox Married Again, The Elves, The Robber Bridegroom, Mr. Korbes, Tom Thumb's Travels, The Almond Tree, Old Sultan, The Six Swans, The Sleeping Beauty, King Thrushbeard, Snow-white, The Knapsack the Hat and the Horn, Rumpelstiltskin, Roland, The Golden Bird, The Dog and the Sparrow, Fred and Kate, The Little Farmer, The Queen Bee, The Golden Goose.. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Walter Crane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Denmark: Carlsen, 2000. 138pp. Translated by Patricia Crampton. Numerous large colour illustrations. Contains 16 of Anderson's stories. Ink inscription to reverse of front flyleaf, otherwise excellent internally. Boards in excellent condition, with only very minor wear to corners.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Svend Otto S. more information

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London: Granada, 1982. 96 pp. Little Red Riding-Hood, Conderella, Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Puss in Boots, Little Thumb, Toads and Diamonds, and Ricky of the Tuft. "The background to each story is explored in separate introductions and the work of the best-loved illustrators -- among them Gustav Dore, Heath Robinson, George Cruikshank and Walter Crane -- is included to show changing styles and treatment. The work of just one illustrator is chosen to accompany each individual story.". First. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books Ltd., 1988. 48 pp. Dustjacket, is now protected in archival mylar, is not price clipped, but has very faint discolouration along upper edge. Upper edge of text block is faintly foxed.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Julia Christie. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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London: Pavilion, 1986. 127 pp. Dustjacket, now protected in archival mylar, is not price clipped but has edgewear including closed tears. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering are bumped at the lower corners. Almost unnoticeable shadow of erased previous price to upper corner of title page, otherwise internally as new. Full-page, full-colour illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Foreman, Michael. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1970. 62 pgs. Cover has a few small dents along the bottom front edge. Contents: Snow-White and Rose-Red; Rapunzel; Simple Jack; The Cock, the Cat and the Scythe; The Biggest Turnip in the World; The Witch's Castle; A Story With No End.. First. Laminated Pictorial. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Irwin, Stewart. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New South Wales: Allen&Unwin Australia, 2000. 89 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in archival Mylar, is not price clipped. Very light edgewear to boards, esp. at top and base of backstrip. Internally as new.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Saxonville, USA: Picture Book Studio, 1989. 26 pp.. First English Language thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Alan Marks. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Bodley Head, 1985. 99 pp. B&W illustrations throughout. Previous owner's gift inscription to front flyleaf. Boards with light general and edgewear.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+. Illus. by Schreiter, Rick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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