1.
Fairy Tales from Many Lands
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0434958549.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little faded.
Some foxing to top edge of page block (contents not affected).
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Reprint,
published by Chancellor Press in 1987
ISBN: 1851520198.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Front endpaper removed.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
The Faber Book of Modern Fairy Tales
with illustrations by
Ann Strugnnell
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1981
ISBN: 0571117686.
Edited by Sara and Stephen Corrin.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
312 pages.
Fifteen tales by recent authors, which have been accepted as fairy tales.
Authors include, Ted Hughes, Philippa Pearce, and E. Nesbit.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Otherwise clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
5.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
Published by Heinemann in 1975
ISBN: 0434925853.
Twenty-eight retellings of favourite tales, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
6.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann in 1973
ISBN: 043495862X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustrapper faded at spine, price-clipped, and a little worn.
Covers worn at edges.
Some light foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
7.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by Ward Lock circa 1948
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat name on front endpaper.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
8.
English Fairy Tales
by
Flora Annie Steel
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1918
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
17cm x 21cm.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Gilt on spine has dimmed.
Binding generally sound.
Some faint foxing to prelims and intermittently to page edges.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
9.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
10.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1975
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
No stamps, access number only.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Hudson House
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Colour frontispiece (unattributed) no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, 5cm loss to spine, repaired with tape.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by William Clowes circa 1930
Cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and faded.
Edges and corners a little bumped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
14.
Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
1st Thus edition,
published by Parragon in 1993
ISBN: 1858135915.
Paperback.
180 pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
by
E. Dixon
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Dent in 1951
Grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
More Favourite Fairy Tales
by
Kathleen Lines
with illustrations by
Margery Gill
1st Thus edition,
published by Leopard in 1996
ISBN: 0752902121.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
Fairy Tales
by
Charles Perrault
1st Thus edition,
published by Penguin Books in 1957
Edited by E. V. Rieu.
Translated by Geoffrey Brereton.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
19.
20.
Olive Fairy Book
by
Andrew Lang
with illustrations by
Anne Vaughan
1st Thus edition,
published by Longmans Green and Co in 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt slightly rubbed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Collins
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Buff paper-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
175mm x 125mm.
Picture only front cover.
Colour frontis and title page (unattributed).
No other illustrations.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
23.
Tales from Shakespeare
by
Charles and Mary Lamb
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Temple Press in 1909
Reissue of 1899 edition.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Embossed gilt lettering and decoration.
Twelve colour plates.
Several black and white drawings.
Covers slightly discoloured.
Plates all very good.
Covers worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Spine edges worn.
Back edge of spine split.
Gilt decoration faded and dimmed.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by Ward Lock circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
24 plates, 16 in colour plus 8 black and white.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some light spotting to fore edge.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by
Holmes
Published by Collins circa 1950
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Corners bumped.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)