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351. The King of the Golden River
The King of the Golden River
by John Ruskin
with illustrations by Krystyna Turska
1st Thus edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
ISBN: 0241895545.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#93406   £15.00   
352. The Kingfisher Book of Fairy Tales
The Kingfisher Book of Fairy Tales
by Vivian French
with illustrations by Peter Malone
1st edition, published by Kingfisher in 2000
ISBN: 0753403943.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
93 pages.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#85820   £10.50   
353. The Last Bus and Other Stories
The Last Bus and Other Stories
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
'The Stephen Southwold Tales'.
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#73771   £10.50   
354. The Last Fairy
The Last Fairy
by F. E. Hancock
1st edition, published by Fantasy Publications in 1983
ISBN: 0950899909.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name on title page.
Very Good condition

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#85814   £3.00   
355. The Lightship Pirates
The Lightship Pirates
by J. G. Rowe
1st edition, published by Cupples & Leon in 1928
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
"A thrilling tale of peril and adventure on the Texas coast".
Dustwrapper worn and chipped at edges, and a little soiled.
Minor wear to covers.
Binding and contents sound.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113694   £15.00   
356. The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by Gustav Hjortlund
Published by Flensted in 1960
Translated from the Danish by R. P. Keigwin.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
20cm x 27cm.
Pictorial endpapers.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition

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#117482   £12.50   
357. The Luck of the Bean Rows - A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children
The Luck of the Bean Rows - A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor in 1921
Decorated paper covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Small colour illustrations in text.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition

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#48422   £10.00   
358. The Luck of the Bean-Rows
The Luck of the Bean-Rows
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor circa 1972
"A fairy tale translated from teh French of Charles Nodier."
Yellow paper covers.
Spine damaged and partially detached.
Covers stained and discoloured and corners chipped.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition

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#70487   £7.50   
359. The Magic Bird and other fabulous tales from Europe
The Magic Bird and other fabulous tales from Europe
by Barbara Ker Wilson
with illustrations by Susanne Dolesch
1st Thus edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1973
ISBN: 0207125651.
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
48 pages.
Contains eight stories, each from a different European country.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Otherwise clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

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#101348   £10.00   
360. The Magic Kettle, The Golden Fish, The Fairy Hill
The Magic Kettle, The Golden Fish, The Fairy Hill
with illustrations by Jenny Williams
Published by Collins in 1980
ISBN: 0001236040.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Lower 2cm of spine taped.
Name at top of title page.
A few pages dog-eared, but contents generally good.
Reading condition

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#108816   £1.00   
361. The Magic Nut-Tree and Other Tales
The Magic Nut-Tree and Other Tales
by Gwen Bewsher
with illustrations by Gwen Bewsher
1st edition, published by Edmund Ward in 1943
Small quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards.
Black cloth spine.
Printed on art paper.
No endpapers.
Hinge staples have rusted, causing contents to detach from covers.
Good condition

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#71568   £15.00   
362. The Magic Powder and other stories
The Magic Powder and other stories
with illustrations by Terry Reid
Reprint, published by Ward Lock Educational in 1981
ISBN: 0706238869.
Paperback.
40 pages.
Take Part Starters, Level 2 (group reading).
Three folk tales.
Black and white illustrations.
Adapted by Sheila Lane and Marion Kemp.
Light wear to covers.
Contents unmarked.
Very Good condition

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#103280   £3.00   
363. The Methuen Book of Animal Tales
The Methuen Book of Animal Tales
by Jennifer Kavanagh
with illustrations by Susan Stitt
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen in 1983
ISBN: 0416247601.
Includes stories by Helen Cresswell, Rudyard Kipling, Leon Garfield, Saki and Joan Aiken.
No stamps, some Sellotape marks on back endpapers.
Good condition

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#70520   £5.00   
364. The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten
The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten
by Steven Kellogg
with illustrations by Steven Kellogg
1st English edition, published by Carousel in 1982
ISBN: 0552522058.
Paperback.
16cm x 19cm.
A tale of snowmen and a lost mitten.
Name on half title.
No other faults.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107462   £1.50   
365. The Nursery Story Book
The Nursery Story Book
by Kay Chorao
with illustrations by Kay Chorao
1st edition, published by Collins in 1985
Closed tear on page facing contents page.
Condition would otherwise be very good.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#59267   £6.50   
366. The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin - A Bengali Folk Tale
The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin - A Bengali Folk Tale
by Betsy Bang
with illustrations by Rachel Merriman
Published by Walker Books in 2011
ISBN: 9781406335149.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Light wear to covers.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119034   £3.00   
367. The Ornaments Discovered
The Ornaments Discovered
by Mrs Mary Robson Hughes
1st edition, published by William Darton Junior in 1815
A story in two parts, by the author of Aunt Mary's Tales.
Black leather spine, gilt bands and titling.
Red and beige marbled boards.
Steel engraved frontispiece.
Lengthy publisher's catalogue at end of book.
9cm x 14cm.
Boards worn, corners bumped.
Binding sound.
Pages foxed and spotted.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#63568   £25.00   
368. The Otters' Tale
The Otters' Tale
by Gavin Maxwell
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1977
ISBN: 0140309152.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107786   £2.50   
369. The Oxford Book of Scarytales
The Oxford Book of Scarytales
by Dennis Pepper
Published by Oxford University Press in 1995
ISBN: 0192781103.
Paperback.
Very Good condition

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#116789   £3.00   
370. The Perilous Adventures of a Rose Fairy
The Perilous Adventures of a Rose Fairy
by Christine R. Shand
Published by E. Poynder
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
13cm x 20cm.
Light wear to covers.
Endpapers darkened.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition

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#109143   £20.00   
371. The Pink Fairy Book
The Pink Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
with illustrations by H. J. Ford
Published by Longmans, Green and Co in 1938
Pink blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
360 pages.
Covers a little worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Spine strip sunned, and gilt on spine dimmed.
Neat gift dedication at top of half-title.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition

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#116947   £45.00   
372. The Pufin Book of Modern Fairy Tales
The Pufin Book of Modern Fairy Tales
by Sara and Stephen Corrin
with illustrations by Ann Strugnell
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1983
ISBN: 0140315462.
Paperback.
Slight wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#71918   £4.00   
373. The Rainbow Book - Tales of Fun & Fancy
The Rainbow Book - Tales of Fun & Fancy
by Mrs M. H. Spielmann
1st edition, published by Chatto & Windus in 1909
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
290 pages.
Illustrators include: Arthur Rackham, Hugh Thomson, Bernard Partridge, Lewis Baumer, Harry Rountree and C. Wilhelm.
Covers worn and faded, with some soiling.
Spine darkened.
Gilt rubbed.
Endpapers pasted down.
Two B/W plates missing.
Contents good.
Good condition

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#115993   £40.00   
374. The Sa'Zada Tales
The Sa'Zada Tales
by W. A. Fraser
with illustrations by Arthur Hemming
Published by David Nutt in 1905
Dark green blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

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#115490   £15.00   
375. The Seasons and Other Fairy Tales
The Seasons and Other Fairy Tales
by Lilian S. Bransby
Published by Davis and Moughton circa 1925
"These stories have been written for the purpose of supplementing observation lessons on nature."
Six pages of adverts at rear of book.
Faint mark to left edge of front cover.
Name and address of previous owner neatly written on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67782   £6.50   
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