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Hans Andersen fairy tales: The steadfast tin soldier & the princess & the pea. Ills. by John Patience.

Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: The steadfast tin soldier & the princess & the pea. Ills. by John Patience.

Hans Andersen fairy tales: The ugly duckling & the beetle. Ills. by John Patience.

Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: The ugly duckling & the beetle. Ills. by John Patience.

Hans Andersen fairy tales: Thumbelina & the nightingale. Ills. by John Patience.

Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: Thumbelina & the nightingale. Ills. by John Patience.

ANDERSEN EL PORQUERIZO Y OTROS CUENTOS.

Çiplak kral. [= The emperor's new clothes]. Ills. by Kenan Tunca; Edited by Öykü Zerrem.

Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 79 p. B/w ills. Çiplak kral. [= The emperor's new clothes]. Ills. by Kenan Tunca; Edited by Öykü Zerrem.

The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, August [Aug.] 1916, Vol. 37, No. 220: Tragic Story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition

Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book

Wessex Tales. Strange, Lively and Commonplace. [Second Edition.] SECOND EDITION; 1500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

8vo., Second Edition, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red pebble-grain cloth, upper board ruled in blind and blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, hinges starting (but binding wholly sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp publisher's catalogue at end. Collects five of Hardy's finest short stories: An Imaginative Woman, The Three Strangers, The Withered Arm, Fellow-Townsmen, Interlopers at the Knap, and The Distracted Preacher. The work was never reprinted in its original two-volume form (1888). ‘Macmillan reissued the collection in one volume in an edition of 1,500 copies in late February 1889.’ See Purdy, p.60.

Christmas in the Big Igloo - True Tales from the Canadian Arctic

55 pages. Sees the Arctic world as one, united by the extremeties of climate, where people are able to create for themselves the warmest Christmases of all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid clean copy. Book

Great Tales in Asian Art: VHS Video Tape

82-minute colour VHS Hi-Fi tape. "...quite simply the finest program on Asian art that I have ever seen." - M.K. Hearn, Curator, The Metropolitain Museum of Art. Filmed on location, four beloved stories of India, Indonesia, Korea and Japan are told through the masterpieces of misual art and the stirring performances these tales have inspired for centuries." - from cover. Stories include: The Ramayana; Korean Masked Dance Drama; Gita Govinda; The Tale of the Genji. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book

Foto cartolina raffigurante il soprano

Cartolina inviata al Conte Cecchino Giacobazzi, con dedica e firma, da Modena nel 1943.

Greek Mythology

Binding is loose but still hanging together. Looks like it was dropped off a table or two; nice black leather(ette?), too. Otherwise very clean with a few marks to the text in pencil. 422 pages.

CONTES. Version intégrale.- Illustré par Théodore Weber, Theodor Hosemann et Ludwig Burger.

Hardcover grand in-8 étroit, 445 pp., cartonnage illustrée. Bel exemplaire. [BAT-5] Trad. de l’allemand par N. CASANOVA et P. DESHUSSES.

Les Baladins.

gd in-8 oblong, n.p., entièrement illustré en couleurs, relié cartonnage illustré. E.O. Coiffes et coins leg. frottés sinon bel exemplaire. [CA28-1][GD8/5-]

Favourite Fairy Tales : Told in Ireland

LONDON, The Bodley Head - 1961 - In-8 - Cartonnage éditeur avec jacquette illustrée en couleurs (légère déchirure) - Illustrations de Artur Marokvia - 91 pages - Propre

LES CONTES PRODIGIEUX

EDITIONS DE L ECUREUIL. 1939. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 156 pages augmentées de quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. quelques annotations sur le 2 eme plat . TRADUCTION DE HENRY BORJANE

THE SNOW-IMAGE AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES - 1945

In 8o, pp. (XXVIII,188), br. con sovraccoperta, Introduz. e note di Alfredo Orbetello,testo in lingua inglese, con ritratto dell'autore in antiporta, minimi strappi alla sovracc., ottimo (7266/ HAWTHORNE - THE SNOW-IMAGE AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES - LETTERATURA AMERICANA OTTOCENTO)

The Witch's Palace - From Tanglewood Tales

79 pages. Circa 1920s? Prize inscription upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Yellowing to contents. Somewhat above-average wear. Illlustrated brown boards. Binding intact. Book

CONTES - TALES. Traduits et préfacés par Charles Cestre - Bilingue.

in-16, 253 pp, broché. Bel exemplaire. [LP-2]

Captain Len's Ferry Tales of the Okanagan - The Early Okanagan Seen Through the Eyes of a Ferryman, Captain L.A. Hayman

144 pages plus section with numerous full-page black and white illustrations. Captain Hayman was the skipper of the ferry crossing Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Westbank before it was replaced by a floating bridge. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book

National Home Monthly Magazine, October (Oct.) 1938 - North America Speaks English / Greyhound Dog Racing

68 pages. Features: Fantastic colour-photo ad for Marboleum inside front cover shows 1930's bathroom with yellow fixtures; Editorial on Hitler's "Racism Gone Mad"; Attractive one-page colour ad for the new 1939 Plymouth features a blue four-door; News digest contains these headings - The Anti-British Outburst in Moscow; Incidentals of a Month; A 'National Unity' party; Trials of the Rowell Commission; A Summer's Books; Nostalgice one-page ad for the 1939 Dodge Six and Dodge De Luxe (orange); "North American Speaks English" - Bismarck said this was the most impressive thing in modern history - this photo-illustrated military article deals with the matter of the English-speaking North Americans joining in the impending war on the British side; More Fish in the Sea (short story); A Maker of Books (short story); Mace Webb (short story); Going to the Dogs - great photo-illustrated article on greyhound dog racing in England, with photo of General A.C. Critchley; Little Miss Hurricane (short story); Crossways House (short story); Murderers in the Football Stands - without the outlet of sports as a safety valce for his emotions the average human being would probably turn to murder, mayhem, arson and pillage(?); Palmolive ad features the Dionne Quints; Movie news and photos of Gloria Blondell, Carole Lombard, Paulette Goddard, Spencer Tracy, Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer; Lux soap ad features beautiful photos of Loretta Young; Woodbury's Cold Cream ad features photo of Danielle Darrieux; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; *Sensational* one-page colour-illustrated ad for Canadian apples shows little boy at top, different apples down left side, and cooked pie foods along bottom, with list of apple varieties and their ripening months; Where the Fashions Start (fashion article; Nice one-page two-colour ad for Heinz Soups says "The Tureen Tells Tales; Cosmetics article; World Sayings; "Serve Fish To Your Family" colour ad inside back cover; Old Dutch cleanser colour ad on back cover; and more. Bits of loss from corners of last page, otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book

The Selected Writings of Lafcadio Hearn. Edited by Henry Goodman with an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley

566 p. Includes 3 complete books Kwaidan, Some Chinese Ghosts, & Chita plus other stories and essays. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair

Types of Indic oral tales: Supplement (FF Communications No. 100).

Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 100 p. Types of Indic oral tales: Supplement (FF Communications No. 100).

Whom does God favor: The wicked or the righteous? The reward-and-punishment fairy tale (FF Communications 240).

Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 156 p. Whom does God favor: The wicked or the righteous? The reward-and-punishment fairy tale (FF Communications 240).

Kral ve hortlak. Ruhun kötülügü yenmesine dair hikâyeler. Translator: Ilker M. Iyidogan. Edited by Joseph Campbell.

New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. B/w ills. 355, [6] p. Turkish Edition of Zimmer's 'The king and the corpse: Tales of soul's conquest of evil'. Kral ve hortlak. Ruhun kötülügü yenmesine dair hikâyeler. Translator: Ilker M. Iyidogan. Edited by Joseph Campbell.