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Anansi does the Impossible

By: Aardema, Verna; Desimi, Lisa (illustrator )

Price: $13.00

Publisher: New York, Atheneum Books for Young Readers: 1997

Seller ID: 13021

ISBN: 068981092x

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good++

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997. Very Good++/fine. An 'as new' copy with former owner's small name sticker on ffep. Fourth printing of the First Edition. Peppered with Verna Aardema's trademark ideophones--words that mimic actual sounds--this book makes an ideal read-aloud. Brilliantly realized characters and West African flavor come together in Desimini's extraordinary collage illustrations. Includes a glossary of West African terms and pronunciations. Full color.Show Less
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Song of Songs

By: Aleichem, Sholom; Grebu, Devis (illustrator ); Leviant, Curt (translator

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 1996

Seller ID: 11728

ISBN: 0684814862

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Simon & Schuster, 1996. First edition thus. Fine/fine. First printing of this edition. 112 pages, illustrations in color.
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Seven Tales by H.C. Anderson

By: Andersen, H. C.; Le Gallienne, Eva (translator ); Sendak, Maurice (illustrator )

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row: 1990

Seller ID: 13009

ISBN: 0060237902

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Harper & Row, 1990. Fine/fine. Reprint of the 1959 edition. Fresh and Unmarked. 127 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Bound in blue cloth with gold decoration.
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Andersen's Fairy Tales; Shorter Stories; Longer Stories (3 Volumes)

By: Andersen, Hans Christian

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Heritage Press: 1948

Seller ID: 11013

Condition: Very Good +

New York: Heritage Press, 1948. Very Good +/Slipcase-Very Good+. Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt, illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel. Each volume bound in a different bright color coloth (blue, yellow, green) with illustrations in red on the front and red lettering on the spines. All page edges stained bright yellow. Unmaked with bright clear pages. Spines lightly sunned. All housed in a firm red slipcasewhich has a stain at the top near the spine.
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The Wild Swans

By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Maguire, Thomas Aquinas

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Simply Read Books: 2011

Seller ID: 8361

ISBN: 1897476361

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Simply Read Books, 2011. First printing. New/Box-new. Maguire, Thomas Aquinas. A princess rescues her 11 brothers from a transformative spell cast by their wicked stepmother. This story of enchantment is conveyed here in a remarkable and unusual way -- as a wordless unfolding accordion book with a series of beautiful illustrations that tell the tale. A separate booklet included contains text to accompany the story. This is packeaged in an illustrated box with a magnetic closure..
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The Fabrics of Fairytales: Stories Spun from Far and Wide

By: Batt, Tanya Robyn; Griffin, Rachel (illustrator

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Barefoot Books: 2000

Seller ID: 11906

ISBN: 1841480614

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Barefoot Books, 2000. First Printing. Fine/fine. Seven world folk tales, bobliography, illustrated Beautifully illustrated throughout, illustrated endpapers.
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Tale of Gockel, Hinckel & Gackeliah

By: Brentano, Clemens; Sendak, Maurice (illustrator)

Price: $190.00

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1961

Seller ID: 004079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Random House, 1961. First Edition. Near Fine/VG+. Sendak, Maurice. Black boards with blue cloth spine and decoration on the front. Illustrated endpapers. B&W illustrations throughout. This copy is an oddity in that 12 pages near the back of the book have been printed over with other pages. Example: page 122 is overprinted with page 50; page 123 is overprinted with page 51. these 12 pages have been put through the press two times. Other than that, the book is as new. Jacket with four-color illustration, not price-clipped (3.95), ad on back flap for "Dwarf Long-Nose"....
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Iron Hans

By: Brothers Grimm; Heyer, Marilee (illustrator )

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1993

Seller ID: 12521

ISBN: 0670817414

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good++

New York: Viking Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/fine. First printing with a remainder dot on the bottom edge. former owner's small address sticker on ffep. With the help of Iron Hans, the wild man of the forest, a young prince makes his own way in the world and wins the hand of a princess.
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The Ox of the Wonderful Horns: And Other African Folktales

By: Bryan, Ashley

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Athenieum: 1971

Seller ID: 13029

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Athenieum, 1971. First Edition. Very Good/very good. Stated First Edition, reinforced library binding, two library marks. Interior pages bright and clear, illustrated in color and b&w. Red cloth binding with black illustration of the front. Jacket has wear and nicks along top edge. "Five lively stories which make delightful reading-aloud. Style and plot provide all kinds of histrionic opportunities for the reader, making it as much fun for him as the listener".--Publishers Weekly..
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The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes

By: Bulfinch, Thomas

Price: $27.00

Publisher: New York, Heritage Press: 1958

Seller ID: 11325

Condition: Very Good++

New York: Heritage Press, 1958. Very Good++/Slipcase-Near Fine. 230 pages, introduction by Dudley Pitts, illustrated with 20 full page lithographs by Joe Mugnaini. Index of principal names. Boards are covered in linen with a green on green design, green title block on the spine with gold lettering. Unmarked, clean and crisp, light sunning on the spine. Housed in a bright gold slipcase. Sandglass XI:23 laid in.
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The Way of the Animal Powers, Volume 1 Historical Atlas of World Mythology

By: Campbell, Joseph

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Alfred Van Der Marck Editions (Publ) Harper & Row (dist): 1983

Seller ID: 13088

ISBN: 0912383003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

London: Alfred Van Der Marck Editions (Publ) Harper & Row (dist), 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/very good +. 11 1/2" x 14 1/2", 304 pages, indexed by subject and place name, myth motif index. Profusely illustrated with color plates, b&w illustrations, maps and charts. Unmarked, bound in beige cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Only light wear to dust jacket.
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From Sea to Shining Sea

By: Cohn, Amy; Compiled by

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Scholastic: 1993

Seller ID: 8864

ISBN: 0590475789

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good++

New York: Scholastic, 1993. First printing. Very Good++/very good++. 399 pages, full color throughout, indexed by title, author, country & ethnic origin and story type. A unique celebration of America, splendidly illustrated by 15 Caldecott Award-winning artists. Here are more than 140 folk tales, songs, poems and essays by voices as diverse as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Abbott and Costello, and Bob Dylan. This copy has a former owner's name in small letters on the half-title page, otherwise unmarked, clean and crisp. This is the reinforced library binding, exactly the same in appearance ...
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology

By: Cotterell, Arthur; Storm, Rachel

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Hermes House: 2002

Seller ID: 7474

ISBN: 1843094371

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good++

New York: Hermes House, 2002. First printing. Very Good++. 512 pages, indexed, heavily illustrated in full color throughout. The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. Over 1000 entries with over 1000 illustrations.
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other Faity tales

By: Couch, Arthur Quiller; Nielsen, Kay (illustrator )

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company:

Seller ID: 12586

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good -

New York: Very Good -. 244 pages, illustrated with 16 full-color tipped in plates and other b&w drawing within. Former owner's name neatly in small letters on the ffep. A few spots are underlined in the preface. Illustrated endpapers.There is a large white sticker inside the back cover and the rear hinge has been reinforced with cloth library tape. Front hinge is cracked and there are four places within where the gutter is cracked. Nevertheless, still tightly bound. Binding is blue cloth with gold lettering and illustration on the front. Lettering on the spine is no longer bright. C...
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Fairy Tales from the South Seas; Whitcombes Story Books

By: Cowan, James

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New Zealand, Whitcombe & Tombs Limitedl:

Seller ID: 005084

Binding: Staplebound wraps

Condition: Good

66 pages, approx, 5" x 7 1/4", staple bound, illustrated with b&w photographs and line drawings. Last few pages are pronunciation guide and questions to test silent reading. Orange cover wraps have worn through at the spine and are loose (in 2 pieces, front and back. No. 426 in this children's series, price of 9d. printed on the cover, other titles listed inside.
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Crane's Fairy Tales

By: Crane, Jackie; Pomerantz, Norman (illustrator)

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Greenwich Book Publishers: 1958

Seller ID: 003538

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

New York: Greenwich Book Publishers, 1958. First Edition. Very Good +/Very Good. Pomerantz, Norman. Stated first edition. Inscription by the author to James Culbertson on the half-title page. Author's address sticker also on this page. Otherwise, book is unmarked, clean and tightly bound.in red cloth with black lettering on the spine. Jacket has light wear at extremities, original price (2.50) printed on jacket, now protected in mylar.
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The White Cat and Other Old French Fairy Tales

By: D 'Aulnoy, Mme. La Comtesse; Field, Rachel; MacKinstry, E. (illustrator)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Macmillan company: 1967

Seller ID: 8038

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Macmillan company, 1967. Ex-Library Edition. Very Good/very good. MacKinstry, E.. 150 pages, former library copy with typical markings, otherwise unmarked. This edition is a facsimile edition of the original 1928 printing. Stated first printing of this edition. B&W drawings throughout with 7 four-color plates. Title page has four-color decoration. Bound in teal cloth with silver lettering, light wear at top and bottom edges. Jacket is not price-clipped ($4.95) and is now in a fresh mylar protector. Jacket has wear at top of spine.
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Two Ways to Count to Ten

By: Dee, Ruby; Meddaugh, Susan (illustrator)

Price: $7.95

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Henry Holt & Co.: 1990

Seller ID: 005918

ISBN: 0805013148

Binding: Softcover

Condition: New

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co., 1990. New. Meddaugh, Susan. "Meddaugh's color-pencil and watercolor paintings suit the text well; they leand extra dimension to the animals' characterizations as the story unfolds. Readers and listeners of all ages will find this an irresistibly satisfying tale".--Publishers Weekly
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Fairy Tales from the Swedish

By: Djurklo, G. Braekstad, H. L. (translator ); Kittelson, Th. (illustrator ); Werenskiold, Erik (illustrator )

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company: 1901

Seller ID: 12403

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. Ex-Library. Very Good. 18 tales with 20 b&w illustrations plus a frontis illustration by Carl Larsson. Minimal library markings. A few short tears within, no interior marks. Firmly bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Mild wear at extremities.
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Child Lore a Selection of Folk Legends and Rhymes

By: Edited

Price: $70.00

Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes and Brother:

Seller ID: 004372

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Very Good. Small book (2 1/4' x 3 1/2"), 128 pages, containing 32 tales from many world cultures. There is a red border around each page. Floral endpapers. 3/4 of the half-title page is separated from the binding. this page contains a gift inscription dated December 25, '90. there are no other markings. Ivory boards with gold lettering on the front, red cloth spine and decorative red cord tied through two holes in the front cover. A little discolotation on front endpaper opposite cord. All edges gilt. No date, circa late 1800's.
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