ASIMOV, ISAAC; GREENBERG, MARTIN H.; WAUGH, CHARLES

Baker's Dozen; 13 Short Fantasy Novels

New York, Greenwich House/Crown Publishers, Inc. 0-517-44500X. (ISBN: 0-517-44500X). 1984. (hardcover) Near fine, no dust jacket. ix, 612pp. 8vo. A collection of 13 short novels by celebrated authors in the field. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine, light markings to rear board; otherwise clean, bright, solid. Complete and unabridged.

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Book number: 127663

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fantasy, Anthologies, Fantasy 051744500X

BAUM, L. FRANK

The Land of Oz

the Copp Clark Co. Limited. [no date]. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. Circa 1941. The writings of Frank Baum are brought to life by the beautiful illustrations of Jno.R.Neill. This copy is in amazing condiotion, with dust jacket. The front cover page has a slight tear. Paper is browning as is usual with this pulpy stock. SCARCE in such a good jacket. Absolute minimal edgewear concentrating at the corners. There is a beautifully written inscription on the front page.

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Book number: 119243

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Baum/Oz, Baum/Oz, Juvenile Literature, Literature

BAUM, L. FRANK

The Magic of Oz; a Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, Together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in Their Successful Search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz

Chicago, Reilly & Lee Co.. (1920), 1st edition, second printing. (Cloth) Very good. 266pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Hinges tender. Former owner's name on presentation page. 12 coulour plates. Second printing of the first edition, with "Glinda" as the 13th (and last) title in the series. Illustrations by John R. Neill.

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Book number: 102949

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Baum/Oz, Juvenile

BAUM, L. FRANK

Phoebe Daring; a Story for Young Folk

Chicago, Reilly & Britton Co.. 1912. (Cloth) Very good. 298pp. A nice, tight copy with very light wear and a couple of small tears at head of spine. Pictorial cover and spine lettering bright. Bookplate. First edition of the second (and last) "Daring" title, cover variant 1. Illustrated by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens.

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Book number: 102948

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Baum/Oz, Juvenile

QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR (RETOLD BY); NEILSEN, KAY (ILLUSTRATED BY)

In Powder & Crinoline Old Fairy Tales

London, Hodder & Stoughton NONE. [00no date]. (hardcover) Near fine. xii, 163pp. 4to. Brown linen, title and illustration stamped in dark green and burgundy to front, and in gilt to spine. Frontispiece, as well as 23 other tipped-in full colour plates on grey (heavy) paper, all with descriptive tissue guards. Black and white illustrations, decorative top margins. Lightly starting at front hinge and between pages 92 and 93. Light foxing. Else is clean, the plates bright and beautiful, pages crisp. Undated, circa 1913. Minon-Minette. Felicia or the Pot of Pinks. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Rosanie or the Inconstant Prince. The Man Who Never Laughed. John and the Ghosts. The Czarina's Violet.

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Book number: 130008

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fairy Tales, Collectible Books, Folk Stories, Folklore, Legends

DANN, JACK; DOZOIS, GARDNER (EDITOR)

Wizards

New York, Berkley Books 978-0-425-21518-0. (ISBN: 978-0-425-21518-0). 2007. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. x, 400pp. 8vo. Collection of 18 short stories of magic from some of the modern masters and NYT bestsellers, sucha S Neil gaiman, Garth Nix, Eoin Colfer, Orson Scott Card, and others.

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Book number: 128534

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fantasy, Literature - Fantasy, Magic - Fiction, Wizards - Fiction 9780425215180

GRIMM, JACOB AND WILHELM; EGAN, LOUISE BETTS (RETOLD BY)

The Classic Grimm's Fairy Tales

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Courage Books/Running Press. (ISBN: 9780894717680). 1989. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 56pp. Folio. 10 0f the classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, retold by Louise Betts Egan. Clean, bright, crisp.

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Book number: 127933

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fairy Tales, Children's Literature, Fairy Tales 9780894717680

MÁRQUEZ, GABRIEL GARCÍA

One Hundred Years of Solitude

New York, HarperLargePrint. (ISBN: 0-06-075076-6). 2004, Large Print edition. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 541pp. 8vo. English. Large print copy of what was perhaps the author's finest and best known work. There is a gift inscription penned (small, neat) at the front; an otherwise fine copy. Márquez was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in 1982. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.

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Book number: 130339

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fantasy, Large Print Books, Latin American Literature, Magic Realism 0060750766

RACKHAM, ARTHUR

The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book; A Book of Old Favourites with New Illustrations

London, UK, Chancellor Press 1 85152 0198. (ISBN: 1 85152 0198). 1987. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 271pp. 8vo. Wedgewood blue coloured cloth, silver title to spine and decoration to front. Clean, solid, with colour plates as well as black and white drawings.

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Book number: 127656

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fairy Tales, Arthur Rackham, Classic Literature, Fairy Tales 1851520198

READ, OPIE. (DENSLOW, W.W.)

An Arkansas Planter

Chicago and New York, Rand McNally & Company. 1896. (Cloth) Very good. 315pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Spine somewhat darkened. T.e.g. Former owner's small blind stamp on title page. A bit shaken; faint tide-line on upper portion of the first three pages. Cover and illustrations by W.W. Denslow and Ike Morgan.

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Book number: 102951

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Baum/Oz, Literature-American

THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY

The Silver Princess in Oz

Chicago, The Reilly & Lee Co.. 1938. (Cloth) Very good plus. 255pp. Illustrated e.p.'s. A particularly clean and bright copy. Rear cover shows only a few small abrasions and a few discernible stains. Very nice bright front cover. Gift inscription on endpaper. Illustrated by John R. Neill. First printing with Handy Mandy on spine. Hanff, Green p102.

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Book number: 102956

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Baum/Oz, Juvenile