FAIRY TALES
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GRIMM
Grimm's Fairy Tales

VG- faded cover

$7 C/B [RM 62]

Thomas Nelson nd hardcover 364pp + col frontis, illustrated by H.Rountree & R Moorwood, unsure of edition used for the stories. 68 tales, contents pages have minor edge tears to margin, title starting to detach at top



GRIMM Jakob & Wilhelm  Grimm's Tales from the 'Kinder und Hausmarchen' of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
G+ lightly rubbed or sunned covers, small tear at bottom edge of title, some spotting to closed edges $10 C/C Blackie & Son nd (1940s?) 214pp + 16pp adverts, the first page of which is torn. Red cloth with gilt titling and decoration, rubricated title, monotone plates. Reprints the 1824 translation. Fairy tales for Europeans. [# 710 fairytales]

GRIMM  Grimm's Fairy Tales illustrated by Harry G Theaker
G+ front hinge cracked and loose, rear hinge split completely, split at top of upper joint, rubbed edges, frayed corner, small inscription to half title $20 C/C Ward Lock & Co undated but inscription dated 1956, green cloth hard cover, 344pp + 30 coloured plates and 18 other illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Will need recasing or rebinding, but the book itself is tidy and complete. [# 953 fairy tales]

HOWES Edith  Maoriland Fairy Tales VG- light foxing, light wear to boards, lacks fep. $25 C/C Ward Lock 1936 reprint, dec. cloth, 224pp + plates +20pp adverts. Plates are line as well as four colour ones. Traditional Maori fairy tales and legends retold. [Item# 215 BGO]

OPIE Iona & Peter  The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes VG+ light rubbing to cover $20 C/C Oxford University Press 1995 softcover xxvii 467pp + plates, illustrated from vintage rhyme books. Complete and exhaustive study of nursery rhymes and the variant forms as well as an explanantion of some of the nonsense terms etc. [RM 72]

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