FOLK TALES
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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Charles Folkard.
Stock no. 2138968
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1917.
Good condition.
Brown/brick red pictorial cloth and spine. 12 colour plates by Folkard, plus other b/w illustrations to text. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some uneven fading and mottling, with marks. Foxing throughout. All plates present.
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FOLK TALES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Illustrated by Hannah Firmin.
Stock no. 2138400
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Black cloth spine with green and gilt title label. Pale green decorated boards. Some page browning. A little fading to spine. Slip case is very good; a few scuffs and wear.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- FOLK TALES
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
OLD PETER'S RUSSIAN TALES
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Dmitri Mitrokhin.
Stock no. 2137925
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1954.
Almost very good condition.
Retelling of beautiful folk tales of old Russia. Red covers with gilt title to spine. 6 colour plates plus frontispiece. 334 pages. Spine is darkened. Bumping and corners and cover edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- RUSSIA
- FOLK TALES
FOLK TALES OF BRITAIN NARRATIVES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Katharine M. Briggs.
Illustrated by Hannah Firmin; Peter Firmin; Clare Melinsky.
Stock no. 2137768
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Fine condition.
Three volume set. Collected and edited by Katharine M. Briggs. Preface by Philip Pullman. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Green cloth, gilt titles to spines, vignettes to sides. Slip case is a little better than very good - a few small knocks along edges.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- FOLK TALES
THE THREE SNEEZES AND OTHER SWISS TALES
Written by Roger Duvoisin.
Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 2137231
Published by Frederick Muller Limited.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, dark blue titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. Some browning and foxing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; some grubby marks.
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- FOLK TALES
- SWITZERLAND
TATTERCOATS AND OTHER FOLK TALES
Written by Winifred Finlay.
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 2135460
Published by Kaye & Ward.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, title to spine. B/w illustrations. Most of the stories in this collection come from Scotland and the North of England. 18 pages. ISBN: 0718211359. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased and faded to spine with a few small edge-tears.
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TALES OF WONDER AND MAGIC
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Illustrated by Juan Wijngaard.
Stock no. 1321203
Published by Walker Books.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Tales from around the world. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Lovely colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744544017. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.
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FOLKTALES OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN
Written by Dee Brown; Joy Porter.
Illustrated by Caroline Smith.
Stock no. 1821859
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2012.
Nearly fine condition.
Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Retold by Dee Brown. Introduced by Joy Porter. This edition is based on the 1993 edition, with minor emendations. Colour illustrations. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- FOLK TALES
- 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
STORIES FROM EVERYWHERE
Written by Rhoda Power.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1320440
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
Circa
1937.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
A collection of myths and folk tales from around the world. Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to spine, a faint damp stain to top corner of front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned and foxed, some foxing and a couple of other marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and foxed, loss to top and tail of spine and some slight loss at corners.
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- FAIRY TALES
- FOLK TALES
FOLK TALES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Illustrated by Hannah Firmin.
Stock no. 1319815
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1985.
Very good condition.
Black cloth spine with green and gilt title label. Pale green decorated boards. Slight rubbing to spine, rubbing some of the title border. Contained in green slipcase which has a light mark to one side.
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- FOLK TALES
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
STORIES FOR FIVE-YEAR-OLDS
Written by Sara Corrin; Stephen Corrin.
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 2132407
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
And Other Young Readers. Green boards with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Pale browning to outer page edge. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some creasing, but only small amounts of loss.
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