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Sterling Children's Books, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Adria Fruitos. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2008 Sterling hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Abridged & adapted by Alissa Heyman. Great color illustrations by Adria Fruitos. Problem: short, nearly invisible impression top back board top edge. Interior perfect. I love the front cover which has 3 cut-out "church" windows (die cut) into the decorated end pages. CONTENT: Magical lands inhabited by fire-breathing dragons, clever wizards casting their spells, valiant kings and gallant knights fighting for right, sly knaves eager to betray, kidnapped queens and maidens trapped in towers, merry bandits, and more: this is the entrancing stuff of which medieval legends are made. With plenty of adventure, excitement, and romance on every page, this collection of classic tales will captivate young readers. As with the two former books in the series, The Big Book of… Read More

Austin, Texas: CicadaSun, 2006. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/New. Larry Dowell color illustrations/some color photos. CONDITION: NEW 2006 CicadaSun hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first edition, assumed (you know what "they" say about that word) first. Decorated end pages. Lovely color illustrations by Larry Dowell. Some color photos - especially of Maid Martha. Clever history for kids. CONTENT: "No, Henry, no! You know I m innocent!" , pleads Catharine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, in this haunting tale recounted by the hilarious Maid Martha, live from the Middle Ages. Romanced by the powerful king, the teen-aged Catharine pledges her troth and makes an eternally grave mistake. This gorgeously illustrated book, the first of the Maid Martha Tells It All Series, speaks to history buffs of all ages. It brings to life, through lush illustrations and Maid Martha's dark humor, the beauty and horror of one of history's most haunting stories which ends in a rather ghostly… Read More