Corkran, Alice Illust. by Gordon Browne:

Down The Snow Stairs.

London, Blackie, no date The "Dainty" Children's Library, taupe cloth bds, Fair, marked to upper bd, cloth split away completely along rear spine hinge, holding at front, lovely colour frontis., contents sound and tight, some pictures coloured in neatly, front pastedown coloured strip along leading side and drawing to rear endpapers in pencil, neat name and address to ffep, pp257. A sound reading copy.

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Book number: 10104

Catalogue: fantasy

Keywords: Gordon Browne Dainty Children's Library Mrs Wishing-to-be fairy story Kitty snow-mangoblin Sloth dwarf Guardian Child tramp ice-children

Cost, March:

A Man Named Luke.

London, Collins, 1969 Hard cover with dust jacket and bds completely enclosed in protective film, some fading otherwise Good, small round label residue to base of spine, ex-lib so usual markings, first few pges a little lightly creased, contents sound and tight, occas. age-marks, pp290, a sound reading copy.

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Book number: 13291

Catalogue: fantasy

Keywords: love life time pain surgeon fantasy

Cramer, Rie:

Cinderella.

London, Blackie & Son Ltd, no date Hard cover pict. bds, ex-school lib., black label to spine, tape mark down centre of both bds, corners/spine ends rubbed, lib. docket to fffep, stamp to ffep verso, contents Fair with some handling wear, some closed tears to picture pages, only one affects actual picture, one small finger end sized chip to pge edge, one or two scuffs on pictures, gen. age-soiling, unpag. A reading copy only of this lovely story.

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Book number: 10756

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Cinderella Rie Cramer fairy story prince Cinders Buttons ugly sisters 0000

Cramer, Rie:

Goldilocks And The Three Bears.

London, Blackie & Son Ltd, no date Hard cover pict. bds, ex-school lib., black label to spine, tape mark down centre of both bds, corners/spine ends rubbed, lib. docket to front pastedown, stamp to ffep verso, contents Fair with some handling wear, some closed tears to picture pages, one or two scuffs on pictures, gen. age-soiling, unpag. A reading copy only of this lovely story.

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Book number: 10757

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Goldilocks three bears Rie Cramer fairy story fantasy fiction juvenile children's chairs bowls beds porridge 0000

Cramer, Rie:

The Little Dutch Girl.

London, Blackie & Son Ltd, no date Hard cover pict. bds, ex-school lib., black label to spine, tape mark down centre of both bds, corners/spine ends rubbed, lib. docket to front pastedown, stamp to ffep verso, contents Fair with some handling wear, some closed tears to picture pages, gen. age-soiling, unpag. A reading copy only of this lovely story.

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Book number: 10758

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Little Dutch Girl Rie Cramer juvenile fiction story church bell 0000

Cresswell, Helen Illust. by Gareth Floyd:

The Signposters.

London, Faber And Faber Ltd, 1973 Hard cover red cloth bds, Good, very small indent to btm upper bd edge, light rubbing in places, clipped but still priced dust wrapper, VG+, ffep missing, b/w frontis. drawing, contents clean and tight, small ink spot to leading pge edge block towards rear, pp128.

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Book number: 15618

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: signposters Gareth Floyd tale fantasy Dyke Signposter distance recorder signpost refurbisher Flockshire characters Michaelmas Fair Ingle family reunion countryside tenting season 0571084222

Davidson, Lionel Mike Wilks (decorations by):

Under Plum Lake.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1980 1st Ed., hard cover green cloth bds, Nr Fine, clipped dust jacket, VG, slight wear to edges, corners and tip of spine, contents clean and tight, no names, inscriptions etc.., pp144.

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Book number: 14399

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: boy fantasy marvels adventures Egon Plum Lake Barry Gordon juvenile fiction children's story mountains sea dream journeys 0224018736

Finlay, Winifred Illust. by Victor Ambrus:

Tales From The Borders.

London, Kaye & Ward, 1979 1st ED., Hard cover green cloth bds, Near Fine, unclipped d/w, VG, some light tanning, neat label to spine, ex-school lib. stamps to title, leading pge edge block and front pastedown, ffep missing, contents clean and tight, pp124.

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Book number: 10083

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: short stories Victor Ambrus Scottish borders Lowlands witches wizards mermaids seal folk fairies hobgoblins fantasy magic enchantment 0718212258

Fryer, George (Illust. by):

The Valiant Little Tailor.

Bridlington England, Peter Haddock Ltd, no date Hard cover glazed pict. bds, Very Good, small indents to btm corner, small scuffs to spine tips, contents clean and tight, neat inscription to ffep, 'A Big Time Wonder Book' Read-With-Me, c

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Book number: 13512

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Read With Me Big Time Wonder Book tailor George Fryer fairy story giant unicorn princess 0710503687

Gaiman, Neil Illust. by Chris Riddell:

The Sleeper And The Spindle.

London, Bloomsbury, 2014 Oversized hard cover glassine dust jacket taped to bds, closed tear and creasing to lower upper corner approx. 5", small chip missing from that corner also, a little sticky at spine base, two small closed tears to rear of jacket, Norfolk Libraries label to rear pastedown otherwise no other sign of library ownership, intricate black, white and gold illustrations by Riddell, pp69. "You may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumour has it, to sleep forever. But no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty steed here. This fairy tale is spun with thread of dark magic, which twists and turns and glints and shines. A queen might just prove herself a hero, if a princess needs rescuing..."

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Book number: 14288

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: fairy tale magic sleeping beauty Chris Riddell dwarfs fantasy spindle queen sleep juvenile children's fiction heroine 9781408859643

Geras, Adele:

Pictures Of The Night.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1992 Hard cover 1st in UK, blue cloth bds, VG+, tiny bump to btm edge, unclipped dust jacket, Nr Fine, contents fine and tight, pp156. The final story in the 'Egerton Hall' trilogy.

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Book number: 13681

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: singer band Paris stepmother boarding school menace jealousy Egerton Hall trilogy Snow White young girl 0241132517

Grahame Johnstone, Janet & Anne:

Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone's Gift Book of Fairy Tales.

Dean & Son Ltd, 1973 Oversized Hard Cover, white bds with gilt lettering to upper bd and spine, small indent to btm upper edge otherwise Near Fine, VG+ dust jacket, contents fine and tight with lovely colour illustrations on each page, no inscriptions etc.., unpag., tales incl.: Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose; Hop o' My Thumb; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Three Little Pigs; Rumpelstiltskin; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Frog Prince; The Princess and the Pea.

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Book number: 13058

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: fairy tales magic princes princesses children's magical stories incl.: Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose; Hop o' My Thumb; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Three Little Pigs; Rumpelstiltskin 0608075053

Greaves, Margaret illust. by Jill McDonald:

The Dagger and The Bird.

London, Methuen Children's Books, 1973 Rep., Hard cover green cloth bds, VG+, bk leans a little, unclipped dust jacket, furled at top edge otherwise VG, contents clean and tight with bold b/w illustrations by McDonald, neat name to top of ffep, pp143.

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Book number: 13645

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Jill McDonald forge past other world fantasy juvenile fiction mystery 0416169007

Grimm, Selected by Segal, Lore and Maurice Sendak:

The Juniper Tree And Other Tales From Grimm.

London, The Bodley Head, 1974 1st in UK, Two volumes in slipcase, orange slipcase with tipped in b/w picture, some age-spotting otherwise VG, both volumes have dust jackets, a little wear at spine tips with tiny closed tears otherwise VG, contents of both volumes crisp, bright and tight with lovely illustrations by Maurice Sendak, Vol. I pp168, Vol. II pp169 to pp332. With stories such as: The Three Feathers, Hans My Hedgehog, Brother and Sister, The Twelve Huntsmen, The Devil and his Three Golden Hairs, The Master Thief, The Goblins, Hansel and Gretel, Brother Gaily, The Fisherman and His Wife etc...

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Book number: 13076

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Grimm fairy tales Randall Jarrell Maurice Sendak The Juniper Tree The Story of One Who Set Out to Study Fear Spindle Shuttle and Needle Fitcher's Feathered Bird The Fisherman and His Wife 0370012763

Hope, Anne Illust. by M Sherborne:

Fun In Fairyland.

Sevenoaks, England, J Salmon Ltd, no date Small paperback, glossy pictorial wraps, approx. 4.5" x 6.5", Good, a little creasing and fading, contents nice and tight with lovely colour plate on every other pge by M Sherborne. Includes Fairy Feast, Fairy Fun, Fairy Shelter, Fairy Bells, Fairy Clock, Fairies of the Sea, Fairies of the Garden, Fairies of the Stream etc...

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Book number: 11220

Catalogue: Fantasy

Keywords: Fairy fairies M Sherborne Shelter Well Bells Fun lullaby feast sea clock garden stream woods hedgerow meadow fantasy magic magical young children's fiction fairyland 000000000