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Pet Lamb Picture Book, Containing: The Pet Lamb, The Toy Primer, Jack the Giant Killer, and The Fair One with the Golden Locks
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Pet Lamb Picture Book, Containing: The Pet Lamb, The Toy Primer, Jack the Giant Killer, and The Fair One with the Golden Locks

by Early British.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1873
Binding
Hardcover
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London: George Routledge & Co., 1873 Green cloth pictorially stamped in red, black and gilt, bottom corners worn through, other light shelf wear, discreet repair to binding, previous owner's bookplate and a gift inscription dated 1873. An uncommon 19th century picture book contain four stories, each illustrated with beautifully printed color plates, including four dual-page illustrations (counted as 2 each… Read more about this item
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Sleeper and the Spindle (Kate Greenaway Medal)

Sleeper and the Spindle (Kate Greenaway Medal)

by Gaiman, Neil

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First American Edition
Published
2014
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£36.29

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New York: Harper Collins, 2014 Pictorial boards in translucent pictorial dust jacket with original price intact ($19.99). Sleeping Beauity reimagined by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated with detailed b&w artwork with metallic gold accents by Chris Riddell. He was awarded his third Kate Greenaway Medal for this title.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Chris Riddell. 4to.
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Chant Du Rossignol (The Nightingale) Hachette Mini-Livres
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Chant Du Rossignol (The Nightingale) Hachette Mini-Livres

by Andersen, Hans Christian

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First French Edition
Published
1964
Binding
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£28.23

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Paris: Hachette / Editions Graphiques, 1964 4 x 4.5 in (10 x 11 cm). 24 pgs. Color printed card covers, minor edge wear, else fine. An abbreviate version of The Nightingale in French. Illustrated in color throughout. . First French Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Nans Van Leeuwen. Oblong 16mo..
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King Longbeard, or Annals of the Golden DreamLand, A Book of Fairy Tales
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King Longbeard, or Annals of the Golden DreamLand, A Book of Fairy Tales

by Robinson, Charles (Illus); MacGregor, Barrington (Auth)

Condition
Used - Very Good Minus
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1898
Binding
Hardcover
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£100.81

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London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1898 Blue cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt, gilt and cloth darkened, stain to upper cover, roughness to inner rear hinge, A collection of 12 fairy tales illustrated with detailed and imaginative b&w line art by Charles Robinson. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.… Read more about this item
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£100.81
Denslow's Three Bears
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Denslow's Three Bears

by Denslow, W W (Illus)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1903
Binding
Paperback
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£322.60

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New York: G W Dillingham Co, 1903 Color printed stiff card covers, spine wear, edges rubbed a few signs of use to pages but clean and sound overall. The familiar fairy tale illustrated in Denslow's whimsical style, in color throughout. Scarce.. First Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by W W Denslow. 4to.… Read more about this item
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£322.60
Little Songs of Long Ago
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Little Songs of Long Ago

by Mother Goose et al; Illustrated By H. Willebeek Le Mair

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Early Edition
Published
1912
Binding
Hardcover
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London/Philadelphia: Augener Ltd/David McKay, 1912 Wheat color cloth with gilt titles and full color oval pastedown, mild wear to pastedown, eps darkened, gift inscription dated 1935, faintly musty. A collection of nursery songs, harmonized by Alfred Moffat and illustrated with beautiful full-color plates by Le Mair. . Early Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H… Read more about this item
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Denslow's Tom Thumb
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Denslow's Tom Thumb

by Denslow, W W (Illus)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1903
Binding
Paperback
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New York: G W Dillingham Co, 1903 Color printed stiff card covers, some edge wear and cover soil, faint creasing to covers and pages, gift inscription in pencil. The familiar fairy tale illustrated in Denslow's whimsical style, in color throughout. Scarce.. First Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by W W Denslow. 4to.… Read more about this item
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Sparks from Live Wires and Something About the Derivation of Nursery Rhymes
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Sparks from Live Wires and Something About the Derivation of Nursery Rhymes

by Mother Goose. Advertising. Miller, William C (Foreword & Notes)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Published
1924
Binding
Paperback
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£120.98

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Harrisburg, PA: Miller Advertising Company, 1924 Color pictorial card cover with cloth spine, minor wear, clean. Each page contains a nursery rhyme, accompanied by a small color illustration by Ray Snow, a paragraph about the rhyme (it's history and/or meaning) followed by text which incorporates a local (Harrisburg) business. Scarce. Another edition was published featuring businesses from… Read more about this item
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Red Riding Hood (Little Red Riding-Hood, and the Wicked Wolf), Routledge's Threepenny Toy-Books
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Red Riding Hood (Little Red Riding-Hood, and the Wicked Wolf), Routledge's Threepenny Toy-Books

by Little Red Riding Hood

Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Published
1870
Binding
Paperback
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£161.30

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London and New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1870 (7.25 x 5.75 in, 18.5 x 13.5 cm). Circa 1870. Color printed pink paper wraps, minor wear and dust soil, a remarkably nice copy. A retelling of the famous fairy tale, but with a rather tame ending. Illustrated with six full-page color illustrations, printed by Kronheim. Rare.. Original… Read more about this item
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Adventures of Yemima and Other Stories

Adventures of Yemima and Other Stories

by Soyer, Abraham (Translated By Rebecca Beagle and Rebecca Soyer)

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Printing
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Viking Press, 1979 70 pgs. Rust color boards with beige cloth spine in illustrated dust jacket with edge wear and small tears, age-toned, original price intact ($7.95). Six stories by Abraham Soyer, originally published in Hebrew in the 1930s, translated into English for the first time, here. The stories include the title story; How… Read more about this item
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes

by Dahl, Roald

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good Minus
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1983
Binding
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£68.55

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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983 Pictorial boards, upper cover very slightly bowed, faint spotting along lower edge, remainder mark to top edge, text clean and bright; matching dust jacket with tears and creasing, small losses, and foxing, original price intact ($9.95). Fairy Tales humorously retold in verse with updated, surprise endings by Dahl. Amusing artwork by… Read more about this item
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Die Schildburger (Simpletons, The)

Die Schildburger (Simpletons, The)

by Kastner, Erich

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1954
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Wien : Verlag Carl Ueberreuter, 1954 Pictorial boards with a hint of shelf wear; matching dust jacket with light wear, tiny losses from extremities and short, closed edge tears. A German story retold by Erich Kastner. Illustrated in color and b&w throughout by Horst Lemke.. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Horst Lemke. 4to.
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Bearskinner

Bearskinner

by Grimm Bros

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1978
Binding
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New York: Atheneum, 1978 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with light wear to extremities, original price inatct ($8.95). The classic tale from Grimm, illustrated in color after color studies and sketches done by Hoffmann before his death in 1975. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Felix Hoffmann. Narrow Folio.
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Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Pied Piper of Hamelin

by Browning, Robert

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Poor
Edition
First Thus
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1962 Red cloth pictorially stamped in gold, faint stains to upper cover, bumping to corners, pages thumbed; color pictorial dustjacket with a large loss to rear panel, other tears, wear and stains. The classic tale illustrated with detailed color artwork throughout by Harold Jones.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Harold Jones. 8vo.
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Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Signed By author)
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Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Signed By author)

by Colum, Padraic

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Early Printing
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1923 (1918). 178 pgs. Beige cloth pictorially stamped in blue & black; color pictorial dust jacket with wear along folds and edges, faint stains, chips from spine ends, original price intact ($1.75). A fantasy story based on Irish folklore, illustrated with a part-color frontis, 7 full-page drawings and other line art throughout. This copy is… Read more about this item
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Kinder Und Hausmarchen

Kinder Und Hausmarchen

by Grimm Bros

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1904
Binding
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£52.42

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Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, 1904 551 pgs. Color pictorial cover with cloth spine, edges and covers moderately rubbed, corners heavily so, pages age-toned, clean with a few signs of use, gift inscription dated '04. An extensive collection of Grimm's tales illustrated with wonderful full- and partial-page engravings. . Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by P Grot Johann &… Read more about this item
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Golden Goose

Golden Goose

by Grimm Bros

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1947
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947 Mustard color cloth titled in burgundy ink, small darkened to upper cover; color pictorial dust jacket with small loss from front panel, original price intact ($1.00). The classic fairy tale illustrated in limited color throughout by Arnold E Bare. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Arnold Edwin Bare. 8vo.
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Our Old Nursery Rhymes
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Our Old Nursery Rhymes

by Le Mair, H. Willebeek (Illus)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Probable First Edition
Published
1911
Binding
Hardcover
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London & New York: Augener Ltd / G Schirmer, 1911 Light blue cloth titled in gilt with oval pastedown, light shelf wear and darkening to cloth at extremities, a few spots to endpapers, mild reading wear. Illustrated with 31 oval illustrations in color, and each tune is surounded by a line art floral border. Nursery rhymes are set to music,… Read more about this item
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Mother Goose in a New Dress: Bramble Bush and Other Rhymes
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Mother Goose in a New Dress: Bramble Bush and Other Rhymes

by Mother Goose

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1882
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New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1882 Circa 1882. 10.75 x 8.5 in. (27 x 21 cm). Color printed card covers with light soil and surface wear, 2 inch tear to rear cover. Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with four full-page chromolithographs, a dual-page sepia centerfold and in-text artwork in sepia throughout. Illustrated by Walter Satterlee (per American Antiquarian Society). Pictorial Wraps. Very… Read more about this item
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Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales from the Old French
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Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales from the Old French

by Dulac, Edmund (Illus); Quiller-Couch, Arthur, Sir (Retold by)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Later American Edition
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: George H Doran, 1923 Circa 1923. 228 pgs. Red cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt, rubbing to extremities, gift inscription, occasional soil, but clean overall. An abridged version of the 1910 edition containing the title story, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast. Illustrated with 16 gorgeous, tipped-in color plates mounted on text stock. Hughey 23i..… Read more about this item
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