1.
A World of Fairy Tales, Volume 5
by
James Riordan
with illustrations by
Various
1st edition,
published by Hamlyn in 1982
ISBN: 060036688X.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial boards.
46 pages.
5 tales from different countries.
Individually illustrated in colour.
Minor wear only.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Collins
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Buff paper-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
175mm x 125mm.
Picture only front cover.
Colour frontis and title page (unattributed).
No other illustrations.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by William Clowes circa 1930
Cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and faded.
Edges and corners a little bumped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by
Holmes
Published by Collins circa 1950
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Corners bumped.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble
by
Phyllis Root
with illustrations by
David Parkins
1st edition,
published by Walker Books in 1996
ISBN: 074454002X.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper matches cover design.
Minor wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Small charity dealer's stamp at top right of title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
Beauty and the Beast
by
Samantha Easton
with illustrations by
Ruth Sanderson
1st Thus edition,
published by Leopard in 1995
ISBN: 0752901117.
Pictorial laminated boards.
13cm x 17cm.
32 pages.
Two scuffs to laminate on the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Blackie's Book of New Fairy Tales
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
Dated from gift dedication inside front cover.
Covers worn at edges and slightly scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
10.
Contes de Grimm
with illustrations by
De Jiri Trnka
Published by Grund in 1979
ISBN: 2700002792.
Quarto.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
French language edition of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine a little sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Diana, the Fairy Tale Princess
by
Lucy Butler
with illustrations by
Lucy Butler
1st edition,
published by Corgi in 1982
ISBN: 0552990248.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
26cm x 20cm.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Otherwise near-fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Die Nachtigall
by
Joachim Koelbel
with illustrations by
Joachim Koelbel
1st Thus edition,
published by Wolfgang Jess
Undated edition - mid 20th century.
Grey boards with black lettering and brown decoration.
Illustrated with silhouettes.
Hans Andersen's 'The Nightingale', in German.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Dumbellina
by
Brough Girling
with illustrations by
Caroline Sharpe
Reprint,
published by Puffin circa 1990
Paperback. An endearing story about a fairy in dungarees who helps a small girl cope with a new house and school.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
English Fairy Tales
by
Joseph Jacobs
with illustrations by
John D. Batten
1st Thus edition,
published by Dover Publications in 1967
ISBN: 048621818X.
Paperback.
262 pages.
Covers scuffed and a little worn.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
English Fairy Tales
by
Flora Annie Steel
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1918
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
17cm x 21cm.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Gilt on spine has dimmed.
Binding generally sound.
Some faint foxing to prelims and intermittently to page edges.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
Enid Blyton's Fairy Folk Story Book
by
Enid Blyton
Published by Collins in 1966
Paperback.
Quarto.
Yellow cloth spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Base of spine neatly taped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
by
Gail Carson Levine
with illustrations by
David Christiana
1st British edition,
published by Harper Collins in 2005
ISBN: 0007209282.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Damage to to 10cm of spine edge repaired at top with tape.
Name in Belongs To box.
Otherwise in excellent condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
Fairy Flowers
by
Isadora Newman
with illustrations by
Willy Pogany
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1925
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
160 pages.
In slipcase.
Signed by the author on half-title.
Dedication reads: "To a fairy friend [...] Isadora Newman [...] Dec 17-1926".
Slipcase is worn at edges and a little soiled.
Lower edge of slipcase reinforced with two small tabs of clear tape.
Book itself close to VG.
Some minor wear and soiling to edges of covers.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Endpapers and backing of plates tanned.
Contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
Fairy Folk
Published by Alf Cooke
Paperback.
18cm x 18cm.
16 pages.
Undated, probably 1950s, author and illustrator not credited.
Staple-bound with thin paper covers.
A set of poems about fairies, one poem per page; one for each of the four seasons, and one for each month of the year.
Light wear and soiling to covers.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
Published by Heinemann in 1975
ISBN: 0434925853.
Twenty-eight retellings of favourite tales, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1975
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
No stamps, access number only.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
24.
Fairy Tale
by
Erich Segal
with illustrations by
Bill Tidy
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1973
ISBN: 0340177039.
Green covers, gilt lettering.
Front endpaper missing.
Top corner of half-title clipped.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
1st Thus edition,
published by Parragon in 1993
ISBN: 1858135915.
Paperback.
180 pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)