MAGICAL TALES: MYTH, LEGEND AND ENCHANTMENT IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Carolyne Larrington; Diane Purkiss.
Stock no. 1327098
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

An engaging blend of words and images showing how books make magic by weaving old myth into new fantasy... Cardwraps. 188 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781851242641. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE LIGHT BEYOND THE FOREST
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
Stock no. 1326276
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A magnificent poetic retelling of one of the world's greatest legends - the Quest For The Holy Grail. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0370301919. Slight bumping to spine. Faint tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper has a light crease to front flap.

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HEROIC LEGENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Helen Stratton.
Stock no. 1326259
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt. Crossed swords and laurel wreath decoration. 16 colour plates. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, spine sunned. Some light scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink and an owl sticker to half title-page. There is pale edge browning else the contents are clean.

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THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 1326212
Published by Barnes & Noble Inc.. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Red boards with white titles and blue and silver silhouette illustrations. Colour illustrations. 437 pages, all edges silver. ISBN: 9781435142060. Some slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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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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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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THE ROAD TO CAMLANN
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
Stock no. 1325016
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The last in the Arthurian triology. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text decorations. ISBN: 0370303849. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpapers. Name and address in pencil and also an embossed 'from the library of' stamp to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded at spine and edges. Remains of a label to rear panel.

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THE CHILDREN'S KING ARTHUR
Written by F.H. Lee. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 2136291
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black titles to front and spine. Colour frontispiece by Rowland Wheelwright. B/w illustrations. 78 pages. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is a bit scuffed to front panel.

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ARTHUR HIGH KING OF BRITAIN
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1407071
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 143 pages. ISBN: 1862052301. Bumping to spine and corners. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge rubbed. Some light scratch marks to rear panel. Remains of a label to bottom of front panel.

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ARTHUR AT THE CROSSING-PLACES
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Stock no. 1710331
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The second volume in the Arthur Trilogy following The Seeing Stone. It is 1200, and young Arthur de Caldicot is all set to accompany Lord Stephen de Holt on the Fourth Crusade... Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green on yellow maps to endpapers. 367 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 1858813980. SIGNED by author. Wrapper spine lightly faded.

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TALES OF BRAVE ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 580593
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. Some light bumping to corners and spine. Name and address in ink on front pastedown. Pictorial wrapper is edge-chipped with a few small tears and some creasing. Also has tape mark and some surface paper damage, where tape has been pulled off wrapper.

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MICKEY MOUSE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 602117
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Good condition.

With Scenic Illustrations. Bright colourful pictorial boards and endpapers. 4 super double-page pop-up scenes. B/w illustrations. One figure missing from second pop-up. Some faint colouring. Large name and address to half-title. Small piece missing from top corner of half-title. Loss of surface paper to top and tail of spine. Edges worn. Some grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled.

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