Search Results: The "Told to the Children" series from PWK Books

Rare edition of this collection of Aesop's Fables, part of the "Told to the Children" series. Dark grey cloth cover with gilt stamped on spine and front, plus full-color illustration. Deckle-edged paper.Copiously illustrated, with some 22 charming full-color plates. Unfortunately, at least four of these plates are loose inside the book (see pictures).FON inscribed in FFEP, dated 1914.Jacket has multiple stains and rubbing. Spine is cocked. Rear hinge is cracked near top. Pages are age tanned and have some stains. Cracked at title page, page 10, page 25 & page 35.

A children's version of the Crusades, part of the "Stories from History" series, edited by John Lang. Brown cloth cover with gilt stamped into spine and front, full-color illustration on front. Deckle-edged paper. All eight full-color illustrated plates are intact.Inscription by FON dated 1913.Cover has some small stains, wear, and bumping. Book is warped from improper storage. Pages are age tanned. Tear on page 47, but text is intact. Stains on front papers and small markings on back.

A collection of stories from Cervantes' classic, part of the "Told to the Children" series. Orange cloth cover with gilt stamped on spine and front, plus full-color illustration. All eight charming full-color plates are intact. Deckle-edged paper.White jacket has multiple stains and some fraying at corners. Pages are age tanned and have some stains. Cracked at page 38.