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By: N/A
Price: $6.00
Publisher: The Saalfield Publishing Co.: 1916
Seller ID: 1797155
Condition: Good
Wrappings lightly rubbed. Pages toned, clean. 1916 Soft Cover. A vintage (1918) telling of the classic tale that inspired the lovable cat from the Shrek movies. Shaped wrappings. Illustrations throughout. View more info
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By: N/A
Price: $75.00
Publisher: The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago: 1910
Seller ID: 2178412
Condition: Good
Boards rubbed with some loss from corners, pencil name on ownership page. 1910 Hard Cover. Two classic children's stories, bound dos-a-dos, with color illustrations by John R. Neill throughout. Neill is most well-known for contributing illustrations to L. Frank Baum's Oz books, the first of which (The Marvellous Land of Oz) he'd completed work on just 6 years before this volume was issued. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co.: 1944
Seller ID: 2272308
Condition: Very Good
Stain along spine, edges rubbed, ink name on front endpaper. 1944 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. A retelling of The Gingerbread Man illustrated by Sally Tate. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company: 1959
Seller ID: 2272843
Condition: Near Fine
Spine head lightly rubbed, pages lightly toned. 1959 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. A retelling of the classic tale of Goldilocks and the three bears. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Company: 1918
Seller ID: 2280286
Condition: Good
A few faint stains on rear board, board edges rubbed, front hinge starting, ink gift note on front endpaper, page numbers written in pencil. 1918 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. Color frontispiece by M.L. Kirk. Stories include: Aladdin; The History of Tom Thumb; The Restless Imp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Three Little Bears; Dick Whittington; The Goose Girl; Sinbad the Sailor; Cinderella. View more info
By: Aesop; Leaf, Munro; Van Vliet, Emile
Price: $35.00
Publisher: The Easton Press: 1979
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2284256
Condition: Very Good
Blank publisher's bookplate laid in. Spine bands and corners rubbed, a few light spots on front board. 1979 Full-Leather. xii, 130 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. A selection of dozens of fables, rewritten by Munro Leaf, with an introduction by Emile Van Vliet, and woodcut illustrations by Robert Lawson. Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. Aesop's Fables have become a blanket term for... View more info
By: Aesop; Leaf, Munro; Van Vliet, Emile
Price: $35.00
Publisher: The Easton Press: 1979
Seller ID: 2285624
Condition: Near Fine
1979 Full-Leather. xii, 130 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. A selection of dozens of fables, rewritten by Munro Leaf, with an introduction by Emile Van Vliet, and woodcut illustrations by Robert Lawson. Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. Aesop's Fables have become a blanket term for collections of brief fables, especially beast fables involving anthropomorphic animals. His fables are... View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Ideals Children's Books: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2199996
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. 1 inch tear to jacket spine head. 1992 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. 32 pp. A fine leather ball snobbishly refuses to marry a plain wooden top; but years later, after Ball has fallen on hard times and Top has a shiny new coat, she is eager for his friendship. By the famous Danish author who also wrote The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, etc. View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Barnes & Noble: 2010
Seller ID: 2286261
ISBN: 1435125991
Condition: Near Fine
An excellent copy. 2010 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 972 pp. All of the magic and wonder of Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is brought to you in this elegant leatherbound edition. Featuring beautiful full-color illustrations and eye-catching end papers, you ll want to keep this book where everyone can see it. Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is part of Barnes & Noble s series of quality leather-bound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bon... View more info
By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Dulcken, H.W.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: F.M. Lupton Publishing Company:
Seller ID: 2265936
Condition: Good
Large stain to bottom corner, no publisher date, title page and contents page stuck together, pages toned. iv, 377 pp. Hans Christian Andersen (/?ænd?rs?n/; Danish: [han?s ?k?æsdjan ??n?sn?] (About this sound listen)), often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer t... View more info
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By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Hersholt, Jean
Price: $50.00
Publisher: The Heritage Press: 1949
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2286225
Condition: Very Good
Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks Sandglass insert. Spine lightly rubbed with minimal loss of gilt. 1949 Hard Cover. One-volume edition. 297, [3], 445, [3], 430, lxvii, [1] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth spine, pictorial paper over boards. A large collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, known for The Princess on the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, etc. Translated into English from the original Danish by Jean Hersholt ('The Tallow Candle' translated by Compass Languages), with an appendix containing the unpublished tales, a chronologic listing, and the edit... View more info
By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Randall, Ronne
Price: $4.00
Publisher: Parragon: 2011
Seller ID: 2264531
ISBN: 1405447834
Condition: Very Good
No jacket, sticker on rear board, ink name on front endpaper. 2011 Large Hardcover. 29 pp. Beautifully illustrated in color by Anna C. Leplar - this classic story is retold by Ronne Randall and will be a joy for any young child. The Princess and the Pea (Danish: Prinsessen paa Ærten; literal translation: The Princess on the Pea)[1] is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her physical sensitivity. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C.... View more info
By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Weisgard, Leonard
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Junior Deluxe Editions: 1956
Seller ID: 2208459
Condition: Very Good
A few faint spots to boards, pencil name on front endpaper. 1956 Hard Cover. 217 pp. CONTENTS: The Emperor's New Clothes; The Swineherd; The Real Princess; The Shoes of Fortune; The Fir Tree; The Snow Queen; The Leap-Frog; The Elderbush; The Bell; The Old House; The Happy Family; The Story of a Mother; The False Collar; The Shadow; The Little Match Girl; The Dream of Little Tuk; The Naughty Boy; The Red Shoes.Keywords: CHILDREN YOUNG ADULT TEEN FICTION CLASSICS FAIRY TALES FOLKLORE JUNIOR DELUXE EDITIONS HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN LEONARD WEISGARD View more info
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By: Andersen, Hans [Christian]; Howitt, Mary
Price: $225.00
Publisher: Allen Brothers: 1869
Seller ID: 2283812
Condition: Near Fine
Spine faded, ink name stamp crossed out on title page, ink name and date on front endpaper. 1869 Hard Cover. vi, 9-154, 7-187, [3] pp. Beautiful blind-stamped purple cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Engraved frontispiece, portrait of Andersen from a painting by Carl Hartmann, and several other illustrations in text. A collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, known for The Princess on the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, etc. Includes: Memoir of Hans Christian Andersen (by Mary Howitt), A Picture-Book without Pictures; My Boots; Scenes on the Danub... View more info
By: Anonymous (By the Author of 'Under the Lime-Trees,' 'Aunt Annie's Stories,' Etc., Etc.)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: D. Appleton and Co., Grand Street: 1870
Seller ID: 2200942
Condition: Good
A couple pages loosening but included., pencil name on front endpaper, a few pages lightly foxed. 1870 Hard Cover. viii, 309, [3] pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, embossed black & gold design and gilt titles. Includes twenty-two (22) full-page illustrations (black & white plates) by Emil Bayard & Ernest Griset. A collection of stories featuring animal characters. CONTENTS: Captain Wolf; Guy's Two Homes; Tiny and Furry, or The Life and Times of a Beaver; Fox and His Family; The King of the Poultry-Yard; Robin's Experiences; Mother Rat and Her Little Ones.Keywords: LITERATURE FABLES DECORATIVE BI... View more info
By: Ardizzone, Edward; Corrin, Stephen
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Book / Antheneum: 1979
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2287698
ISBN: 0233969969
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. An excellent copy. 1979 Hard Cover. 191 pp. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Translated by Stephen Corrin. Tales include: The Steadfast Tin Soldier; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Little Mermaid; The Flying Trunk; The Shirt Collar; The Princess on the Pea; Big Claus and Little Claus; The Wild Swans; The Ugly Duckling; The Tinder Box; Thumbelina; The Snow Queen; The Darning Needle; The Nightingale. View more info
By: Bailey, Margery
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company: 1940
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2198574
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Lacks jacket. 1940 Hard Cover. 237 pp. 8vo. Children's book of vaguely nonsensical fables, with many illustrations by Alice B. Preston. View more info
By: Bigman, Madge A.
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company: 1909
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2288734
Condition: Very Good
First edition. No jacket. Pencil name, ink stamp, and book plate on front endpaper. Pencil mark and faints stain on front board, front hinge starting. 1909 Hard Cover. xvi, 237 pp. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. Color frontispiece and plates. CONTENTS: Fairies; The Best Fairy of All; Origin of Toadstool; Why Poppies Make You Sleep; Why Apples Have Stars Within; Origin of the Tiger Lily, Snapdragon, Elephant-Ear; Why the Persimmon Tree Has Its Fruit in Three Colors; Flower Pixies; Why the Leaves Shake; The Origin of Pussy Willows; Why Violets Have Golden Hearts; Origin of the Brown-Eyed ... View more info
By: Galdone, Paul
Price: $10.00
Publisher: The Seabury Press: 1976
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2205347
Condition: Very Good
First edition. No jacket, edges lightly rubbed, pencil name. 1976 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat outwits an evil giant.Keywords: CHILDREN CLASSIC FAIRY TALE FABLE PUSS BOOTS FICTION PAUL GALDONE View more info
By: Gate, Ethel May
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Yale University Press: 1926
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2261082
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Near fine in good jacket. Jacket toned, small surface tear on rear jacket corner, a few small tears along jacket edges, jacket price clipped. 1926 Hard Cover. 118, [1] pp. 8vo. A collection of fairy tales, illustrated with a color frontispiece and woodcuts by accomplished book artist and printmaker Dorothy P. Lathrop. Includes: Proper & Right; The Curiosity Shop; The Enchanted Galleon; The Young Knight; The Singing Water; The Song of the Fountain; The Lamp from Fairyland; The Harper; The King's Sceptre; The Adventure; The Good Queen's Son; The Golden Violet; The Tree of Stone; G... View more info
By: Grimm [The Brothers Grimm]
Price: $45.00
Publisher: George W. Jacobs & Company: 1922
Seller ID: 2199323
Condition: Good
Boards rubbed, one plate missing, ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1922 Hard Cover. 116 pp. Original blue cloth, color picture plate mounted on front board. Color plates by Wuanita Smith, black & white illustrations by Edward Shenton. INCLUDES: The Golden Bird; The Gallant Tailor; The Twelve Dancing Princesses; King Thrushbeard; Tom Thumb; Rapunzel; The Raven; The Goosegirl; Cinderella; The Frog Prince; Red Riding Hood. View more info
By: Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm; Watts, Bernadette
Price: $3.00
Publisher: North-South Books: 1999
Seller ID: 2206050
Condition: Near Fine
Near fine. 1999 Large Softcover. Unpaginated. A new translation of a classic folktale captures the special repetitive patterns of the original and features warmly appealing illustrations as it follows the adventures of a mother goat who must rescue her children from a wily wolf's belly.KEYWORDS: JACOB WILHELM GRIMM BROTHERS FAIRY TALES WOLF SEVEN 7 LITTLE KIDS CHILDREN JUVENILE View more info
By: Hamilton, Virginia; Dillon, Leo and Diane
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf: 1985
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2207247
Condition: Good
First Edition. No jacket, stain to top page ridge. 1985 Large Hardcover. xii, 178 pp. With illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up.--(starred) School Library Journal.KEYWORDS: VIRGINIA HAMILTON LEO DIANE DILLON PEOPLE COULD FLY AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES FOLKLORE AFRICAN HI... View more info
![Image for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Found among the Papers of the Late Diedrich Knickerbocker [The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Craon, Gent., Number VI (6)]](/assets/images/product/2283776.jpg)
Price: $225.00
Publisher: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company [Westvaco]: 1958
Edition: Limited Edition
Seller ID: 2283776
Condition: Near Fine
Limited edition. Includes publisher's slipcase. Slipcase edge very lightly toned. 1958 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. xi, [1], 64, [4] pp. 8vo. A stand-alone volume of Irving's famous fairy tale, now a Halloween classic, which originally appeared in his 1820 collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This is the first, and therefore most likely the scarcest, of the volumes Westvaco (West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company) released in their Christmas series, which ran from 1958-2007. Its format (including the frontispiece) is taken from the... View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Golden Press: 1968
Edition: 9th Printing
Seller ID: 2266859
Condition: Very Good
Corners exposed, otherwise a very attractive copy. 1968 Large Hardcover. Fifty-two stories and rhymes with over one hundred full color illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren. View more info
Price: $3.00
Publisher: Orchard Books: 1998
Seller ID: 2206065
Condition: Very Good
Address label to front paste-down endpaper, pocket to rear paste-down endpaper.Ink mark to jacket front, rear jacket flap creased, jacket lightly toned. 1998 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. When Ivan the Fool meets Baba Yaga, the witch of Russian folklore fame, on a day that has begun badly for her, he outwits her by making dirt soup, getting a fine, fat pig in the bargain.KEYWORDS: PAUL BRETT JOHNSON PERFECT PORK STEW CHILDREN IVAN THE FOOL BABA YAGA RUSSIA RUSSIAN FOLKLORE MYTHOLOGY FAIRY TALES View more info
By: Lang, Andrew
Price: $40.00
Publisher: New York: Hurst and Company: 1915
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2092798
Condition: Good
Spine toned, boards a bit soiled, front hinge starting, ink gift note dated 1915 on front endpaper. We have more books available by this author!. 259, [12] pp. 8vo. Grey cloth, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt. Color and black & white frontispiece, black & white illustrations in text. View more info
By: Lang, Andrew
Price: $75.00
Publisher: David McKay Company: 1927
Seller ID: 2199336
Condition: Near Fine
1927 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 402 pp. 8vo. Original red-orange cloth, color picture plate mounted on front board. Four color plates by Gertrude A. Kay, commissioned specially for this edition. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Pied Piper Books: 1946
Seller ID: 2205354
Condition: Very Good
No jacket, edges rubbed. 1946 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. Illustrated by George Livingston. A classic Russian Folk Tale with beautiful illustrations.KEYWORDS: GEORGE LIVINGSTON TWENTY-FOUR TWENTY FOUR 24 IVANS RUSSIAN RUSSIA FOLK TALE CHILDREN VINTAGE View more info
By: MacKinstry, E.
Price: $150.00
Publisher: The Viking Press: 1933
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2282913
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Includes scarce jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss. 1933 Hard Cover. [64 pp.] An alphabet with woodcut illustrations by the author throughout, focusing on the inhabitants of Fairyland. View more info
