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Reid Dorothy M
Tales of Nanabozho
London: Oxford University Press 1964. 126 pages. Bibliography. Bound in green cloth with silver-gilt lettering on spine. Tight clean bright and free of wear with no ownership or other marks. Dust jacket is unclipped and in excellent condition with barely visible rubbing to base of spine. The Sleeping Giant a rock formation near Thunder Bay on Lake Superior was believed by the Ojibwa to be Nanabozho their creator-magician. These are some of the tales told about him. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Donald Grant. 6 x 8.5 in. 15cm x 21.5cm. Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704897
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HELPRIN Mark
Swan Lake
Boston: Ariel Books/Houghton Mifflin 1989. Two closed tears to dust jacket. Classic Ballet in prose form with 13 beautiful color plates by Chris Van Allsburg; 80pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG. Illus. by ALLSBURG Chris Van. Ariel Books/Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 912089 ISBN : 0395498589 9780395498583
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Lottridge Celia Barker
The Name of the Tree - SIGNED
Toronto Ontario Canada: Groundwood Books 1994. Unpaginated picture book. Signed and inscribed by Celia Barker Lottridge on front endpaper dated 1995. Bright clean and tight. Glazed pictorial covers show some small indentations and minor loss of surface gloss corners bumped. Contents immaculate. Front endpaper shows minor handling. Beautiful delicate illustrations by Canadian artist Ian Wallace enhance this retelling of an African Bantu folk story. Signed by Author. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ian Wallace. 10.5 x 9.25 in. 26.5cm x 23.5cm. Groundwood Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704756 ISBN : 0888990979 9780888990976
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GOLDSACK GABY
HANSEL AND GRETEL
P3 2002. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. BUMPED CORNERS . ISBN: 0752594214. P3 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00447 ISBN : 0752594214 9780752594217
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Carrier Roch
The Flying Canoe
<p>24 pages of high quality illustrations on glossy paper.</p><p>A retelling of a classic French-Canadian folktale.</p><p>Book is in near new condition with no writing or tears. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with minor curl at top of front cover.</p><p>8 3/4 x 11 1/4</p><p>Weight 14.5 oz</p> Tundra Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : an2260 ISBN : 0887766366 9780887766367
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Goodrich The author of Peter Parley's Tales
The World and its Inhabitants
Bradbury Soden 1845. Brown cloth with embossed decoration spine ends chipped edgewear foxed 328 pages frontis illustration. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo. Bradbury, Soden Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 069742
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Aulnoy Marie Catherine
Beauty and the Beast: A Creative Tale from the Collection Once upon a Time
Mankato Minnesota U.S.A.: Creative Editions 2000. Unpaginated approximately 48 pages. Bound in blue cloth with title blindstamped on front lettering in white on spine. Book and contents in flawless like-new condition as is the unclipped dust jacket printed on textured paper with colour paste-on. A special millenium edition from the internationally acclaimed Once Upon a Time series. Two copies available. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Etienne Delessert. 8 x 11 in. 20cm x 27.5cm. Creative Editions hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704586 ISBN : 1568461291 9781568461298
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Hulpach Vladimir
Tales of Great Cities
London: B. Mitchell 1986. 192 pages. Glazed pictorial covers are glossy bright free of wear. Corners sharp binding tight spine square. Pictorial endpapers have a small gift message which is rather inconspicuous in the busy design; no other flaws noted. Dust jacket is bright and clean shows a little rubbing along top edge and a single short closed edge tear to front panet. Dozens of traditional European folk tales each associated with one of the ancient cities from the familiar "Pied Piper of Hamelin" and Lady Godiva of Coventry to less familiar tales appearing here for the first time in English. . First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Vladimir MacHaj. 8.25 x 11.25 in. 21cm x 28.5cm. B. Mitchell hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704502 ISBN : 0856137758 9780856137754
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Reed A. W
Fairy Tales from the Pacific Islands
Wellington New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1969. 136 pages. Blue hardcover with gilt titling on spine is tight square bright entirely clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is bright appears vg or better shows minor soil to white rear panel minimal edgewear and a short closed edge tear to front foldover. As all our books jacket supplied in new archival cover to maintain its appearance. An expert in Pacific folklore retells stories from some of the 10000 islands of the Pacific Ocean. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Stewart Irwin. A. H. & A. W. Reed hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704430
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White Paul
Jungle Doctor's Fables
Exeter: Paternoster Press 1968. 73 pages. Tight clean free of wear. A little sunned along top of boards. Sunday school presentation bookplate inside front cover. Dust jacket is price-clipped a bit soiled on back panel but otherwise quite good looking. "There was once a monkey who didn't believe in crocodiles -- but that did not make any difference when he met one by moonlight." Ten stories for children from the well-known medical missionary. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Graham Wade. 4.75 x 7.5 in. 12.5cm x 19cm. Paternoster Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704372 ISBN : 085364070X 9780853640707
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Andersen Hans Christian; Maria Tatar editor and translator
The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen
New York and London: W. W. Norton and Company Inc. 2008. xxxix 449 pages. Glossy clean oversized paperback in near-new condition has a small nick to paper on spine. Illustrated with photographs Andersen's own papercuts and over 150 interpretations of the tales by illustrators including Kay Nielsen Edmund Dulac and Arthur Rackham. Contents include an introduction dealing with Andersen and the stories; Part 1 - Tales for Children; Part 2 - Tales for Adults; Part 3 - Biographies; Part 4 - Andersen's readers; Part 5 - Bibliography. 24 Andersen stories with hundreds of annotations drawing on original sources and the newest scholarship to explore the literary historical and psychological dimensions of the stories; critical essays on the author his work and his biographers; etc. This is a large and heavy book; supplemental postage may be required for some destinations. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Various Artists. 8.5 x 10 in. 21.5cm x 25cm. W. W. Norton and Company Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : C704347 ISBN : 0739497715 9780739497715
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Asbjornsen PC.; Moe J. E P. C.
The Man Who Kept House
New York New York U.S.A.: Margaret K. McElderry 1992. Unpaginated picture book. Glossy pictorial cover shows gentle wear to corner tips. Contents immaculate. Publisher's overstock mark in the form of penstroke on bottom of textblock. Very attractive book. Humourous folktale recounts the story of a man who wanted to swap jobs with his wife. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Svend Otto S. Margaret K. McElderry hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704185 ISBN : 0689505604 9780689505607
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Savageau Cheryl
Muskrat Will Be Swimming
Flagstaff Arizona U.S.A.: Northland Publishing 1996. Unpaginated picture book. Pictorial hard cover same design as jacket in flawless condition. Pictorial endpapers depicting frogs and pond flora no owner's name in "This book belongs to" space. Tight crisp clean pages. Dust jacket is clean unclipped shows subtle signs of gentle handling but is appears near-new. "A quiet tale of a Native American girl who with gentle guidance from her grandfather learns to find strength in her identity as a Native person living in an Anglo society. Elegantly illustrated and complete with a Seneca creation story. demonstrates how the ancient stories are used to help today's children find their way in the world. A treasure for all who have ever dealt with the fear of being different." Based in part on the childhood experiences of the author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Hynes. Northland Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : C704147 ISBN : 0873586042 9780873586047
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Gaiman Neil
Stardust
New York: Avon Books 1999 Light edgewear and rubbing to the dust jacket. Black ink remainder mark on the bottom edge. Stickered "Borders Autographed Copy" on the front cover. Signed by Gaiman on the second free white page. . Signed by Author. First US. Half-Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Avon Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007414 ISBN : 0380977281 9780380977284
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Downie Mary Alice
The Wicked Fairy-Wife: A French-Canadian Folktale
Unpaginated with elaborate black and white full page illustrations throughout. Book is in Near New condition with crisp tight pages and no writing or tears. 7 7/8 x 8 7/8. Weight 4 oz A retelling of a traditional French Canadian tale in which a young boy sets out to destroy the wicked fairy who has caused his parents great misfortune. Kids Can Press
Bookseller reference : an2069 ISBN : 0919964532 9780919964532
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Tolstoy Leo translation by Louise and Aylmer Maude
Stories And Legends
Pictorial boards with cloth binding at spine. Boards show roosters horse and cart and sled on caramel background. No print date is given but believe it is circa 1949. 224 pages. Wonderful color and black and white illustrations by Alexander Alexeieff. A collection of eight Russian Folktales. Book is in very good condition with faint sunning of pages and inside front and back cover at spine. Minor chipping or flaking at edges of cover. 8 1/8 x 9 1/8. Weight 1 lb 2 oz Pantheon Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio88
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Betsy and Guilio Maestro
The Key to the Kingdom
1982 Harcourt Publishers; 1rst edition; No DJ; Red cloth boards set off by gold and black gilded image of a key; binding tight; inside clean and unmarked hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio68 ISBN : 0152424121 9780152424121
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Kimmel Eric A
Bernal and Florina : A Spanish Tale
New York: Holiday House 1994 First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by the illustrator on the title-page.: A clever but poor cavalier wins the hand of his true love by outwitting her father the wealthy mayor of Seville. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rayevsky Robert. Holiday House hardcover
Bookseller reference : K1012 ISBN : 0823410897 9780823410897
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Kimmel Eric A
Three Sacks of Truth : A Story from France
New York: Holiday House 1993 First edition. Very good in very good dustjacket. Small ink stain on bottom edge of rear board. Signed by the illustrator Robert Rayevsky. With aid of a perfect peach a silver fife and his own resources Petit John outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of the princess. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rayevsky Robert. Holiday House hardcover
Bookseller reference : K1013 ISBN : 082340921X 9780823409211
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Latimer Deborah
Fairy Secrets
Beautiful glossy full color illustrations throughout with secret envelopes. Book is near fine with all envelopes intact and no writing or tears of any kind. 11 3/4 x 9 5/8. Weight 1 lb 2 oz The Book Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : an2026 ISBN : 1863096078 9781863096072
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Deborah Latimer
Fairyland Secrets
Beautiful glossy full color illustrations throughout with secret envelopes. Book is near fine with all envelopes intact and no writing or tears of any kind. 11 3/4 x 9 5/8. Weight 1 lb 2 oz The Book Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : an2027 ISBN : 1740470230 9781740470230
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Disney Walt
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
43 pages of full color illustrations. Book is in Very Good condition with two puncture marks on spine but no writing or tears and crisp tight pages4 3/4 x 7. Weight 3.5 oz Ladybird Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : an2004 ISBN : 0721408761 9780721408767
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Disney Walt
Disney Peter Pan
Full color illustrations. Book is in Near New condition with no writing or tears and crisp tight pages. 4 3/4 x 7. Weight 3.5 oz Ladybird Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : an2007 ISBN : 0721410227 9780721410227
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Whitman editors
The Gingerbread Man
28 unpaginated pages with full color illustrations. A Tell a Tale Book. Pages are crisp and tight. Gift note to owner neatly written on title page. Cover has minor chipping on spine ends and minor shelf wear. 5 1/2 x 6 1/2. Weight 2.5 oz. Whitman Publishing
Bookseller reference : an1957
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Wood Audrey
Rude Giants
Harcourt Brace & Co. NY 1993 F/NF; very small tear on spine head; minor edgewear. Harcourt Brace & Co. NY, 1993 unknown
Bookseller reference : 559 ISBN : 0152694129 9780152694128
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Wakana Kei
The Magic Hat
New York: Scroll Press 1970. Picture book with text in English and Japanese. Tight clean and bright; former owner's name neatly inside front cover 1" line to inside page looks like pencil no other marks. Illustrated hard cover has a bump to head of spine with paper damage and a wee bit of foxing just to top edge of boards. Dust jacket is clean unclipped free of wear very faintly toned along edges. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kei Wakana. 8.25 x 10.5 in. 21cm x 26.5cm. Scroll Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : C703998
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Block Francesca Lia
The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
Joanna Cotler Books 2000. Hard cover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in very good dust jacket. silver stamped in gilt lettering to cover and along spine has a single corner pg. fold square tight binding with all pgs. clean and crisp jacket shows minimal edge/coverwear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Audience: Young adult; Children/juvenile. 0060281294 ".the brutal and the magical collide and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen a paintbrush a lover a friend a mother and finally in herself. " A lovely little book. Good gift. Joanna Cotler Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : Alibris.0001860 ISBN : 0060281294 9780060281298
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Collins Freda
Pow-Wow Stories
Leicester: Knight Books 1974. 128 pages. Light edgewear to cover; spine square creased but not cracked; pages mildly age-toned clean. Near-vg condition. 24 stories short enough for Brown Owl to tell at a Brownie meeting. A series of 9 stories are about the Little People after whom the British Brownie Sixes are named; 7 are familiar to Canadian Brownies as well: Sprite Elf Imp Leprechaun Kelpie Pixie Gnome plus Bwabachod and Ghillie Dhu. A good resource for Brownie camp or meetings. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good. Illus. by Lynnette Hemmant. 4.25 x 7 in. 10.5cm x 17.5cm. Knight Books paperback
Bookseller reference : C703856 ISBN : 0340191104 9780340191101
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Baum L. Frank
American Fairy Tales
New York N. Y.: Dover Pubns 1978 Light moisture damage to the edges cover creases. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dover Pubns paperback
Bookseller reference : 006340 ISBN : 0486236439 9780486236438
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Seishi Horio
Monkey and the Crab Japanese Fairy Tales Unnumbered
good. hardcover. dust jacket wear. hardcover
Bookseller reference : B70301170N14439 ISBN : 0893462462 9780893462468
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Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Classic Children's Treasury
acceptable. hardcover. cover and corner wear. no dust jacket. book is bowed. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 051012BxxxN1883 ISBN : 1561387657 9781561387656
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Hans Christian Andersen
The Princess and the Pea
acceptable. paperback. cover and corner wear. bent book corner. paperback
Bookseller reference : 040929B487468 ISBN : 1558583815 9781558583818
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Great Children's Stories Treasured Collection
good. hardcover. cover and corner wear. no dust jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050527A080650 ISBN : 1577594231 9781577594239
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Perez Guerra Anne
Poppy The Adventures of a Fairy
CS10-42 Edge wear Light soiling to cover pages clean inscription on inside cover "Janet Evelyn Manchester From Mommie 1942." In pencil non-smoking home. Orange cover with yellow lettering. Rand McNally hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio385
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Yolen Jane; Oppenheim Shulamith
The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales
Northampton Massachusetts U.S.A.: Interlink Books 2001. 160 pages. Bibliography glossary. Bright clean book tight binding. A little rubbing/fanning to corner tips but excellent condition overall. Collection of stories and explanatory text concerning water-people around the world from Scotland's selkies and Orcadian fin-men to Chinese dragons. 8-page bibliography. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Paul Hoffman. 5.5 x 8.25 in. 14cm x 21cm. Interlink Books paperback
Bookseller reference : C703760 ISBN : 1566563909 9781566563901
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
The Brave Little Tailor
N. Y.: North-south Books 1997. Hard cover is in as new condition as is the dust jacket. A Very Nice Copy !!!. 1st printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Sergei Goloshapov. over 12" - 15" Tall. North-south Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004540 ISBN : 1558586342 9781558586345
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Disney Editors
Disney Princess Read Along Collection and Audio CD
Includes 3 beautifully illustrated read-along books Sleeping Beauty Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast plus Audio CD with word for word narration of the stories to help bu9ld vocabulary and encourage independent reading. Favourite character voices and great music bring the stories to life. In near new condition. The CD and books have no marks or writing. The box that hold them has a slight crease on the side but no tears or wear. Walt Disney Productions unknown
Bookseller reference : an1818 ISBN : 0763411418 9780763411411
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The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables
Philadelphia: Courage Books 1999. Oversized 55pp Wonderful color illustrations Previous owner's inscription near top edge of front facing page otherwise book is AS NEW Tear on dust jacket near base of spine Because of the size of this book it will not be available for priority shipping. Glossy Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Daily Don illustrator. Courage Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 63750 ISBN : 0762404132 9780762404131
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Brambledown Tales
The Brambledown Tales: Piggy Goes to Market
Gallery Books 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Gallery Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1199411 ISBN : 0831709731 9780831709730
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Lunge Larsen Lise
THE RACE OF THE BIRKEBEINERS
2007 . Lunge-Larsen Lise. THE RACE OF THE BIRKEBEINERS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin c2007. Unpaginated color illus by Mary Azarian. 4to. New softcover $5.95 paperback
Bookseller reference : 77340 ISBN : 0618915990 9780618915996
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Grant Campbell
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Big Golden Book. Book is in Very Good condition. Minor bumping on spine ends and corners plus owner's name and date on fly leaf. 1952 edition 28th printing 1973. 26 pages. 9 1/2" x 12 3/4". Weight: 12.5 oz. Golden Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : an1655
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Meade Mrs. L. T. Mabel Lucie Atwell Elizabeth Thomasina Meade. Contains 2 of Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare ! & Why Did Sh
SUE A LITTLE HEROINE. In RARE Color DustJacket Of Girl By Yellow Window Seated By Pillows in White Dress with Book in Her Lap Girls Liberty Series #17 Also Contains 2 Of Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare King Lear & As You Like It ! And a Story W
Chicago: Donohue. Also includes and a story Why Did She Marry Him Short Story by Frances Henshaw Baden. Half-title torn and loose Detached but There HBDJ nd. Undated 1920 153 pgs . Cover Green & Black Pictorial paper-covered boards of Woman Golfer in Green Dress Nice Condition . Also contains 2 of Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare King Lear & As You Like It ! and a story by Frances Baden. Children's. Half-title torn and loose brittle Foxed paper- BkGOOD- in DJ GOOD Condition with few chips & ON BACK DJ small Triangular Chip but Still Nice. When you open book Very Tight Feeling SOLD AS-IS . Hard Cover. Chicago: Donohue. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24407
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Bannatyne Cugnet Jo
Grampa's Alkali
Red Deer Alberta: Red Deer Press 1993. Near Fine in softcover. 22 by 14 cm. 95 pages. Signed by author on title page. Illustrated cover by artist Yvette Moore. Bright clean. ISBN: 0889950962. Signed by Author. Illus. by Moore Yvette. CHILDREN FICTION BOYS GRANDPARENTS JUVENILE. Catalogs: Fiction Children's. Red Deer Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 008436 ISBN : 0889950962 9780889950962
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Adapted by Hapka Cathy; Disney Staff
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: A Read-Aloud Storybook
Publisher: Random House/Disney USA. 2001 1st edition. ISBN: 0736410848. Hardcover. Glossy Illustrated Boards. 64 pages. Book is in as new condition with minor bumping on 1 corner. Random House/Disney hardcover
Bookseller reference : an1444 ISBN : 0736410848 9780736410847
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Johnson Paul Brett
A PERFECT PORK STEW
1998 . Johnson Paul Brett. A PERFECT PORK STEW. NY: Orchard Books c1998. first printing. unpaginated. illustrated in color. 4to. As new hardcover in d/j $11.95 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 76750 ISBN : 0531300706 9780531300701
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Velde Vivian Vande
THE RUMPELSTILTSKIN PROBLEM
2001 . Velde Vivian Vande. THE RUMPELSTILTSKIN PROBLEM. NY: Scholastic c2001. first printing. 116pp. 8vo. As new trade paperback $3.98 paperback
Bookseller reference : 76722 ISBN : 0439305292 9780439305297
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Bodger Joan
THE FOREST FAMILY
1999 . Bodger Joan. THE FOREST FAMILY. Tundra Books c1999. first printing. 100pp. illus. Mark Lang. 8vo. As new hardcover in d/j $10.00 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 76497 ISBN : 0887764851 9780887764851
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Dasent Sir George Webbe
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Mineola NY U.S.A.: Dover Publications Inc. 1970. 418pp Illustrations 59 Norwegian folk takes by George Webbe Dasant Previous owner's name near bottom edge of front facing page Corners of cover are scuffed Pages are clean and tight. Glossy Soft Cover. Very Good. Dover Publications Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 62015 ISBN : 0486225216 9780486225210
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Farmer Nancy
THE EAR THE EYE AND THE ARM
N. Y.: Orchard Books 1990. A solid spine with no flaws. The dustjacket not price clipped has light edge rubbings. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good . Illus. by Bibbs Charles A. Orchard Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004553 ISBN : 0531086798 9780531086797
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The Editors of Highlights for Children
In the Shadow of an Eagle
Honesdale PA: Boyds Mills Press 1992. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Boyds Mills Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 2394 ISBN : 1563970783 9781563970788
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