THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Gladys Davidson. Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1331467
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. 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". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and some page margins. Contents clean.

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Rhead.
Stock no. 1331466
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1938. Very good condition.

Black cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 429 pages, top edge orange. Publisher's code is H-N indicating a date of August 1938. Spine and corners bumped. Some light page browning and a light mark to textblock else contents clean.

MY BOOK OF FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by W.J. Glover. Illustrated by George Hood.
Stock no. 1331465
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine. 12 colour plates. 325 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edges lightly rubbed, rear cover is lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased. Some light fingering and foxing but contents generally clean. Some scratch marks (made by a compass?) to lower edge of textblock.

VERTELLINGEN UIT DE DUIZEND EN EEN NACHT
Written by N. Van Hichtum. Illustrated by Rie Cramer.
Stock no. 1331381
Published by The Hague. Very good condition.

White pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Colour plates (some mounted) and b/w illustrations. A chunky volume being over 1.5 kg and measuring 5.5cm thick. Text in Dutch. Spine bumped. Spine darkened and cover edges slightly grubby. Bookplate to front pastedown and name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some light page browning. A nice copy.

ROOSTER BROTHER
Written by Nonny Hogrogian. Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Stock no. 1831516
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An Armenian folktale originating in the family of Hogrogian's husband and follows young Melkon, who cleverly retaliates against three bandits after they steal the plump rooster his mother had prepared for his name day feast. Through a series of resourceful tricks and persistent harassment—including leaving taunting notes signed "Rooster Brother"—the boy outwits the thieves and reclaims his special meal in a humorous tale of wit triumphing over theft. Oblong format. Cream and brown mottled cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers depicting poppies. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241891299. Light rubbing to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and minor loss, spine is rubbed and sunned/faded. Dustwrapper has 'Lantern Home Education Reading Library' stamped in blue in to front flap.

HOW RABBIT STOLE THE FIRE
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1830896
Published by Blackie. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

As the leaves fall from the trees and the wind blows colder, the animals wish they had fire to keep them warm. But only the Sky People living high in the mountains have fire, and they guard it jealously. Rabbit has a plan, however: he makes a special resin-covered headdress, tricks the Sky People and steals some fire. A North American Indian folk tale. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0216907071. Spine faded else boards clean. Old price label to rear board. Endpapers browned. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents are clean.

THERE WAS MAGIC IN THOSE DAYS
Written by Norrey Jephson O'Conor. Illustrated by J. Gower Parks.
Stock no. 1830480
Published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

An Irish fairy tale based on The King of the Leprecane's Journey to Emania. Orange cloth spine, green patterned paper boards, white title blocks with orange titles. Colour plates. 62 pages. Boards and spine browned. Top & tail of spine lightly frayed, title block to spine has loss and is unreadable (faded). Board corners lightly worn, edges of boards rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing present. A few small marks to contents.

STORIES OF WEST COUNTRY FOLK
Written by .
Stock no. 1830433
Published by R.H. Johns Limited. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

All lovers of the English country-side and its village folk will be fascinated by this volume of stories by a masterly writer whose previous books have met with such a favourable reception. Limited Edition, numbered and signed by the author. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge green. 178 pages. Spine discoloured to top and tail. A few minor white marks to boards. A small area of surface paper loss to lower corner of front pastedown which is hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper. A few minor marks and light foxing to prelims. This is copy 458 SIGNED by the author. Price-ut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners, grubby, small patch of surface paper loss to top of front panel.

THE BROTHERS GRIMM - POPULAR FOLK TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm; Brian Alderson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1329879
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 192 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0575024461. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Slight evidence of some pencil erasure to verso of front free-endpaper.

MARKO'S WEDDING
Written by Ian Serraillier. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 1329053
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Re-tellings of heroic folk poetry from Serbia and of old ballads and a folk tale from England and Scotland. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 111 pages. ISBN: 0233961054. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Fainna Solasko.
Stock no. 1327752
Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House. Almost very good condition.

Soviet Children's Library For Tiny Tots. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Translated by Solasko. Covers are slightly edge rubbed and creased. Light finger creases to page margins. Name in ink to top edge of front cover.

JUSTIN THE STRONG & THE GOLDEN APPLES (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 3)
Written by Petre Ispirescu; Ana Cartianu; Lornie Leete-Hodge. Illustrated by Done Stan.
Stock no. 1826907
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

A Romanian folk tale translated by Ana Cartianu, retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602920. Spine lightly rubbed, covers lightly creased. Text block browned. A few minor marks to contents else clean.