Juvenile Fairy Tales & Folklore

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Juvenile Fairy Tales & Folklore Books & Ephemera

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

by White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks)

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: HarperTrophy, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. Williams, Garth. Very Good. No Jacket Very Good. No dust jacket. Almost Like New. Unknown printing. Illustrated by Williams, Garth. 184 p.; 184 p. : ill.; 20 cm. "A Harper Trophy book. " Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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SGD 8.06
Historie de Peau D'Ane (Conte de ma mere loye)

Historie de Peau D'Ane (Conte de ma mere loye)

by [PISSARO, Lucien] PERRAULT, Charles

London: Eragny Press, 1902. Pissaro, Lucien. With woodcut borders and initials by Lucien Pissaro and three wood-engravings by T. Sturge Moore. The Eragny Press was the private concern of Lucien Pissaro and his wife Esther, established with the assistance of Charles Shannon and Charles Ricketts of the Vale Press. Sturge Moore wrote on the books printed by Eragny: "If they are precious, honour them, be liberal for them. We must have fewer then; but those few shall be beautiful on the table, on the shelf,... Read more about this item
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SGD 845.40
The Black Heart of Indri

The Black Heart of Indri

by Hoge, Dorothy (adapter), (Janina Domanska, illus.)

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966. (1st edition with Scribner's "A"). Oversize Hardcover. GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean and square but lavender paper-over-board cover with black design and lettering has 1/2" of sun fading cross top of front cover and top and bottom of spine. The clipped dust jacket is in a protective cover , stabilizing the damaged cover which has large chips, rips and rubbing along all of it's edges. A Chinese fairy tale appropriately illustrated throughout... Read more about this item
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SGD 34.07
More Stories to Solve

More Stories to Solve

by Shannon, George

New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Beechtee Paperbacks, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. George Solonevich. Very Good. No DJ Issued Folktales to ponder from around the world.
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SGD 6.83
Bunny and Brownie. The Adventures of George and Wiggle

Bunny and Brownie. The Adventures of George and Wiggle

by OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul

London: A. & C Black, 1930. First edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. Although enthusiastically received on its release, this was to be the last of Outhwaite's major illustrated books: the onset of the Depression meant that few people could afford these luxurious books. Muir, 5605. First edition, quarto, original decorative boards with blue cloth spine, illustrated with colour plates throughout. Some light foxing, but a very good copy.
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SGD 1,112.38
The Red Witch

The Red Witch

by [OUTHWAITE, I. R.] NEWELL, Averil

London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Story of a little sheperdess called Perdita who loses a flock of sheep owned by the king. Beautifully illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Octavo, bound in the original blue cloth boards, 180 mm x 120 mm, 64 pages, 4 coloured plates, missing dust wrapper, a very good copy.
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SGD 177.98
Mollie's Staircase

Mollie's Staircase

by [OUTHWAITE] RENTOUL, A.I and I.S

Melbourne: Hutchinson, 1906. First Edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. FIRST EDITION AND RARE 'Mollie's Staircase' marked the beginning of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite's remarkable success in her international career as an illustrator. A collaborative effort between Ida and her mother Isobel, there is a "discernible air of growing self-assurance ... elves were evolving into her own distinctive creation and her dramatic use of silhouette was emerging as a major compositional device." (Muir and Holden, p. 102).... Read more about this item
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SGD 1,646.32
The Green Fairy Book

The Green Fairy Book

by LANG, Andrew (ed)

London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1892. Limited first edition. Ford, H.J.. A handsome copy of the third of Lang's beautiful fairy books with illustrations by Henry J. Ford. The Scots author was an avid collector of fairy tales from around the world and many of the stories in this collection, particularly the classic French tales, are translated here into English for the first time. In the preface Lang writes, "The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries; some are French,... Read more about this item
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SGD 3,114.65
Koshka's Tales

Koshka's Tales

by Mayhew, James

New York: Kingfisher Books, 1993. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Mayhew, James. 4to. 80 pp. Bound in glossy illustrated boards, in matching dust jacket. Five Russian tales retold and illustrated in full color by Mayhew. Very Good+, bumping to corners of binding, otherwise clean and bright, in Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear to extremities and light scuffing overall.
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SGD 40.97
The Dwarf Giant

The Dwarf Giant

by Lobel, Anita

New York: Holiday House, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. Unpaged. Bound in quarter blue cloth over pink boards, in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color illustrations by Lobel. Very Good, light age-toning and shelf wear to extremities, internally clean and tight, in Very Good dust jacket with 1" tear to top edge of front cover, 1/2" tear to top edge of rear cover, overall age-toning, some scuffing.
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SGD 27.31
The Fir Tree

The Fir Tree

by Andersen, Hans Christian

New York: Kurt H. Volk, [1959]. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 8vo. 24, [2] pp. Bound in full gray cloth, deckle edge, title stamped in silver on front cover and spine, paper label with wood engraving of fir tree by Bernard Brussell Smith pasted to front cover, in charcoal gray cloth slipcase with wraparound illustrated title label. Designed and printed by Kurt H. Volk. Near Fine, minor age-toning to endpapers, otherwise crisp and clean, in Very Good+ slipcase with age-toning to... Read more about this item
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SGD 61.46
The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer

The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer

by Endredy, James

Rochester , VT: Bear Cub Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Hernández de la Cruz, María and Casimiro de la Cruz López. Oblong 8vo. 32 pp. Bound in glossy illustrated boards, in matching dust jacket. Illustrated with yarn drawings by María Hernández de la Cruz and Casimiro de la Cruz López. Includes a glossary of Huichol sacred symbols, information on the Huichol people and a brief explanation of how the yarn drawings were made. Very Good+, bump to lower corner of... Read more about this item
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SGD 27.31
The Fish Peri

The Fish Peri

by Dewey, Ariane

New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. 40 pp. Bound in full blue cloth, decoration blind stamped on cover, title stamped in blue on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color illustrations by Author. Very Good, previous owner's gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, internally bright and clean, fading to extremities of binding, otherwise tight and sound, in Very Good dust jacket with light soiling, 1" tears to bottom and top edge of front... Read more about this item
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SGD 40.97
Children's Book Showcase poster, Inscribed By Maurice Sendak

Children's Book Showcase poster, Inscribed By Maurice Sendak

by Sendak, Maurice

New York: Children's Book Council, 1976 17.25W x 22.25H inches, framed dimensions. Children's Book Showcase: A Selection of Children's Books of Outstanding Graphic Merit poster, featuring artwork by Maurice Sendak of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. There is some waviness and light soil to the poster. The poster has been inscribed by Sendak to his friend and colleague Jane Byers Bierhorst, " With all my love to Jane Bierhorst - who is quite wonderful! / Maurice Sendak /... Read more about this item
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SGD 990.13
Coppertop

Coppertop

by GAZE, Harold

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1924. First Edition. Gaze, Harold. Signed by Harold Gaze on the half-title, this is the first American edition of an Australian classic. A story about a young girl called Cecilia who visits the clerk of the weather with her imaginary brothers Tibbs and Kiddiwee. They visit the Castles of the Four Winds, the Himalayas and the Blarney Stone. Large octavo, coloured frontispiece, 11 coloured plates, 13 black & white plates, 6 drawings in text; original boards.
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SGD 511.69
Little Obelia and Further Adventures of Ragged Blossom, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

Little Obelia and Further Adventures of Ragged Blossom, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

by GIBBS, May

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938. GIBBS, May. An early edition of one of Australia's classic children's tales. In 1918 May Gibbs had published the first of her famous Gumnut classics, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, and the response to her characters was so overwhelming that she continued the Gumnut adventures in further books. Little Obelia is the third in the series: Cuddlepie makes the journey under the sea to find and rescue Ragged Blossom, whilst Snugglepot lives out his particular adventure with Mr.... Read more about this item
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SGD 155.73
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

by Andersen, Hans Christian

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good+. Adams, Adrienne. 8vo. [48] pp. Bound in full blue cloth, reinforced binding, illustration stamped in blue on front cover, title in blue on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color illustrations by Adrienne Adams. Very Good+, minor age-toning to extremities of binding, otherwise crisp and clean, in Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to extremities.
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SGD 34.14
Australian Songs for Young and Old

Australian Songs for Young and Old

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] RENTOUL, Annie R

Melbourne: George Robertson, 1907. First Edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. The very scarce first edition of the first of the Rentoul sisters' famous songbook. Published to coincide with the well publicised Women's Exhibition held in Melbourne, October, 1907. String-tied oblong quarto, original illustrated wrappers, superbly illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite over 32 pages; original owner's inscription on title page, a small portion missing from front cover, mild foxing throughout, a good copy.
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SGD 444.95
Skazki

Skazki

by Chukovskii, Kornei

Moscow: Detskaia literatura, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Large 8vo. 164, [4] pp. Bound in full blue cloth, decoration in gilt on cover, title in gilt on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color illustrations by Yuri Vasnetsov, A. Kanevskogo, V. Konamevicha and V. Suteeva. Collection of tales, poems and rhymes by the popular children's author. Text in Russian. Very Good, age-toning to pages, 1-1/2" stain to rear cover, illustrations and gilt stamping bright, light bumping to corners,... Read more about this item
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SGD 47.80
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

by Anonymous

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1921. ATTWELL, Mabel Lucie. Beautiful edition of this eternal tale, paired back for the youngest of readers and illustrated by the British artist, Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879 -1964). Bound in attractive illustrated boards, 24 pages, colour frontispiece + 1 full-page colour plate, numerous black & white illustrations throughout, prize label to front free endpaper, a fine copy.
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SGD 155.73
The Stonecutter

The Stonecutter

by McDermott, Gerald

New York: Viking Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Tall 8vo. Unpaged. Bound in full red cloth, decoration stamped in red on cover, title stamped in black on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. A Japanese fable adapted and illustrated in full color by McDermott. Very Good+, bump to tail of spine, light rubbing to extremities, in Very Good, four 1/2" tears around top edge, creasing and wear to extremities.
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SGD 40.97
Wattle Babies

Wattle Babies

by GIBBS, May

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1922. 'Today these booklets are generally regarded as children's items, but in their day they were issued in individual envelopes and were intended to be used as enlarged greeting cards... their contribution to the Australian pictorial propaganda of the First World War was pervasive and amusing and remains perhaps the only such work to survive with a timeless appeal.' (Holden, p 92). Reprint edition. String tied octavo in original wrappers with colour pictorial onlay, 28... Read more about this item
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SGD 88.99
The Nine Crying Dolls

The Nine Crying Dolls

by Pellowski, Anne

[New York]: Philomel Books, [1980]. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Mikolaycak, Charles. Small 4to. [32] pp. Bound in illustrated boards, in matching dust jacket. Full-color illustrations by Charles Mikolaycak. Very Good+, a few small dents to middle of front cover, light rubbing to extremities, otherwise clean and sound, in Very Good dust jacket with 1" tear to lower edge of rear cover, light wear to extremities
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SGD 27.31
Eventyr af H.C. Andersen

Eventyr af H.C. Andersen

by [TEGNER, Hans] ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

Copenhagen: Ernst Bojesen Det Nordiske Forlag, 1900. TEGNER, Hans. Verdensudgave illustreret af Hans Tegner med en karakteristik af H.C. Andersen som eventyrforfatter af Georg Brandes." "The Adventures of Hans Christian Andersen" illustrated by Hans Tegner, Professor at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts and artistic director from 1907 to 1932 of the internationally acclaimed porcelain factory, Bing & Grondahl. Tegner was reknowned for his work depicting these fairy tales. Two volumes. Quarto, original... Read more about this item
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SGD 698.57
Little Red Riding Hood: A Peepshow Book

Little Red Riding Hood: A Peepshow Book

by Pop-up; Illustrated By Patricia Turner

London: Folding Books [1951]. Illustrated boards with red cloth spine, cloth ties intact with frayed ends and one knotted together, edges and folds rubbed, tape repair to last fold, bookplate affixed to rear cover, all pop-up scenes are fine.. Includes six three-dimensional scenes from Little Red Riding Hood with accompanying text below each one. . Good to Very Good. 8vo.
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SGD 204.86