1.
An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales
by Theresa Breslin
with illustrations by Kate Leiper
Published by Floris Books in 2013
by Theresa Breslin
with illustrations by Kate Leiper
Published by Floris Books in 2013
ISBN: 9780863159077.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119821 £15.00
2.
Animal Folk Tales around the World
by Kathleen Arnott
with illustrations by Bernadette Watts
1st edition, published by Blackie in 1970
by Kathleen Arnott
with illustrations by Bernadette Watts
1st edition, published by Blackie in 1970
ISBN: 0216884934.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119828 £15.00
3.
Brer Rabbit Again
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Grace Lodge
Reprint, published by Dean in 1968
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Grace Lodge
Reprint, published by Dean in 1968
ISBN: 0603032540.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Lower corner of half-title clipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Lower corner of half-title clipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115829 £4.00
4.
Brer Rabbit's a Rascal
by Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition, published by Dean in 2007
by Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition, published by Dean in 2007
ISBN: 9780603562839.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#116454 £3.00
5.
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
by Verna Aardema
with illustrations by Beatrix Vidal
Reprint, published by Picturemac in 1987
by Verna Aardema
with illustrations by Beatrix Vidal
Reprint, published by Picturemac in 1987
ISBN: 0333351649.
Paperback.
Landscape format.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name written on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Landscape format.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name written on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107170 £4.00
6.
British Folk Tales
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
1st Thus edition, published by Orchard Books in 1987
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
1st Thus edition, published by Orchard Books in 1987
ISBN: 1852130210.
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
383 pages.
Dustwrapper rather baggy, edge chipped and has been repaired.
Price clipped.
Lower corner of front cover bumped.
Contents lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
383 pages.
Dustwrapper rather baggy, edge chipped and has been repaired.
Price clipped.
Lower corner of front cover bumped.
Contents lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91876 £10.00
7.
Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
with illustrations by Esphyr Slobodkina
1st Thus edition, published by Mammoth in 1991
by Esphyr Slobodkina
with illustrations by Esphyr Slobodkina
1st Thus edition, published by Mammoth in 1991
ISBN: 0749707135.
Paperback.
'A Tale of a Pedlar, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business.'
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
'A Tale of a Pedlar, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business.'
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91941 £4.00
8.
Charlotte Hough's Holiday Book
by Charlotte Hough
with illustrations by Charlotte Hough
Reprint, published by Heinemann in 1975
by Charlotte Hough
with illustrations by Charlotte Hough
Reprint, published by Heinemann in 1975
ISBN: 0434943215.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
A mixture of original stories and retellings of folk tales.
Library labels removed from front endpaper and inside front cover.
Library stamps on title page and reverse of title page.
One or two fingermarks.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
A mixture of original stories and retellings of folk tales.
Library labels removed from front endpaper and inside front cover.
Library stamps on title page and reverse of title page.
One or two fingermarks.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#74313 £6.00
9.
Coot Club
by Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by Arthur Ransome
Published by Puffin in 1974
by Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by Arthur Ransome
Published by Puffin in 1974
ISBN: 0140303928.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119789 £5.00
10.
Countryside Folk
by Constance Wickham
with illustrations by A. E. Kennedy
1st edition, published by Collins in 1938
by Constance Wickham
with illustrations by A. E. Kennedy
1st edition, published by Collins in 1938
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
22.5cm x 29.5cm.
Light brown and white pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine ends.
Gilt lettering slightly dimmed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
22.5cm x 29.5cm.
Light brown and white pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine ends.
Gilt lettering slightly dimmed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#104199 £25.00
11.
Dick Whittington
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by David Kearney
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 2006
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by David Kearney
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 2006
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#109114 £1.00
12.
Enid Blyton's Brer Rabbit Book
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Grace Lodge
1st Thus edition, published by Dean and Son in 1963
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Grace Lodge
1st Thus edition, published by Dean and Son in 1963
ISBN: 0603032532.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118423 £4.00
13.
Enid Blyton's Fairy Folk Story Book
by Enid Blyton
Published by Collins in 1966
by Enid Blyton
Published by Collins in 1966
Paperback.
Quarto.
Yellow cloth spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Base of spine neatly taped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Yellow cloth spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Base of spine neatly taped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119195 £12.50
14.
Fairy Folk
Published by Alf Cooke
Published by Alf Cooke
Paperback.
18cm x 18cm.
16 pages.
Undated, probably 1950s, author and illustrator not credited.
Staple-bound with thin paper covers.
A set of poems about fairies, one poem per page; one for each of the four seasons, and one for each month of the year.
Light wear and soiling to covers.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18cm x 18cm.
16 pages.
Undated, probably 1950s, author and illustrator not credited.
Staple-bound with thin paper covers.
A set of poems about fairies, one poem per page; one for each of the four seasons, and one for each month of the year.
Light wear and soiling to covers.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#110000 £7.50
15.
Forgotten Magic of an Enchanted Isle
by Angie Greenhaigh
with illustrations by Mary Cousins
1st edition, published by Shearwater Press in 1991
by Angie Greenhaigh
with illustrations by Mary Cousins
1st edition, published by Shearwater Press in 1991
ISBN: 0904980391.
Paperback.
Quarto.
93 pages.
A modern story that draws on the folklore and ancient myths of the past.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Quarto.
93 pages.
A modern story that draws on the folklore and ancient myths of the past.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105458 £5.00
16.
Greykin, A Squirrel
by Cecily M. Rutley
with illustrations by Joyce Davies
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne circa 1950
by Cecily M. Rutley
with illustrations by Joyce Davies
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne circa 1950
Tales of the Wild Folk series.
Paperback.
10cm x 16cm.
15 pages.
Covers a little worn.
Covers and pages crinkled and slightly creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
10cm x 16cm.
15 pages.
Covers a little worn.
Covers and pages crinkled and slightly creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107756 £7.50
17.
Gulliver's Travels for Little Folk
by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
with illustrations by John Hassall
Published by Blackie
by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
with illustrations by John Hassall
Published by Blackie
Undated; early 20th century.
Some wear to edges of covers.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Some wear to edges of covers.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#43547 £7.50
18.
Hansel and Gretel
by Joan Cameron
with illustrations by Andrew Wheatcroft
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Joan Cameron
with illustrations by Andrew Wheatcroft
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#109120 £1.50
19.
I'll tell you a tale
by Ian Seraillier
Revised edition, published by Puffin in 1976
by Ian Seraillier
Revised edition, published by Puffin in 1976
ISBN: 0140308725.
Paperback.
120 pages.
A collection of narrative poems, half with folk origins, remainder written by Seraillier.
Illustrations by five different artists, with some photographs.
Minor wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
120 pages.
A collection of narrative poems, half with folk origins, remainder written by Seraillier.
Illustrations by five different artists, with some photographs.
Minor wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105244 £4.00
20.
In Doors and Out
Published by Blackie circa 1899
Published by Blackie circa 1899
'A Book of Pictures and Stories for Little Folk.'
Matt pictorial covers, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering, picture of three children reading a book.
Grey endpapers, neat gift dedication on reverse.
Two colour plates, numerous black and white and two tone drawings, both full page and in the text, numerous full page engravings, including one by Louis Wain.
Corners and spine ends are a little worn; some fingermarking throughout book, in general though, contents are white and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Matt pictorial covers, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering, picture of three children reading a book.
Grey endpapers, neat gift dedication on reverse.
Two colour plates, numerous black and white and two tone drawings, both full page and in the text, numerous full page engravings, including one by Louis Wain.
Corners and spine ends are a little worn; some fingermarking throughout book, in general though, contents are white and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80102 £30.00
21.
King Grisly-Beard
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by Maurice Sendak
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1978
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by Maurice Sendak
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1978
ISBN: 037002026X.
Green pictorial laminated boards.
Library reinforced binding.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Green pictorial laminated boards.
Library reinforced binding.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115099 £5.00
22.
Kintu's Mistake
by Rosalind Kervin
with illustrations by Matilda Harrison
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1995
by Rosalind Kervin
with illustrations by Matilda Harrison
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1995
ISBN: 043106511X.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#51029 £6.50
23.
Les Dictons de chez nous
by P. Latrobe
with illustrations by Paul Lavalley
Published by Edition de l'Office Centrale de l'Imagerie circa 1943
by P. Latrobe
with illustrations by Paul Lavalley
Published by Edition de l'Office Centrale de l'Imagerie circa 1943
Paperback.
White pictorial covers.
Black lettering on covers.
20cm x 24cm.
'Local Sayings'
"Honore du Patronage du Comite National du Folklore Fraancaise.
Delegation de la Zone Occupee."
Published during the Occupation of France by the Germans.
Brown card covers, overlaid with white paper, illustrated front and back.
Minor wear to covers.
Contents unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
White pictorial covers.
Black lettering on covers.
20cm x 24cm.
'Local Sayings'
"Honore du Patronage du Comite National du Folklore Fraancaise.
Delegation de la Zone Occupee."
Published during the Occupation of France by the Germans.
Brown card covers, overlaid with white paper, illustrated front and back.
Minor wear to covers.
Contents unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#103876 £25.00
24.
Little Folks' Story Book
Published by Warne
Published by Warne
Short stories and poems.
Pictorial glazed thick-card covers.
19cm x 14cm.
Two colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Some wear to spine edges; VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial glazed thick-card covers.
19cm x 14cm.
Two colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Some wear to spine edges; VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#72249 £6.50
25.
Lord of the Cranes
by Kirsten Chen
with illustrations by Jian Jiang Chen
1st edition, published by Neugebauer Press in 2000
by Kirsten Chen
with illustrations by Jian Jiang Chen
1st edition, published by Neugebauer Press in 2000
ISBN: 073581192X.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#52067 £5.00