Search Results: Children's - Fairy Tales and Folklore from Mad Hatter Books

Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. E.H. Papps. Mid brown boards with Aboriginal decorations, a few small scratches at top front, illustrated by E.H. PAPPS, a little internal foxing, else vg. small 8vo, 144pp.

London: Aldus Books, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. William Stobbs. Hardback: dj (price clipped), a little rubbed on edges, short tear on top back spine fold, front flap creased, cream textured boards a little dusty on edges, gilt spine lettering, endpapers lightly foxed, vg. narrow 4to, 62pp. Illustrated in colour & in b/w by WILLIAM STOBBS. 3 other titles in this series: Jason, Perseus & Theseus.

Sydney: Margaret Hamilton, 1990. Book. Illus. by Rodney McRae. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w by RODNEY McRAE in different artistic styles and influences (all listed in the index), dj is faded on the spine, foxed on the reverse, covers are also slightly faded on the spine, some foxing on the first and last pages, else vg. folio, 96pp..

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Book. Illus. by Helen Haywood. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date (ca 1960s). Hardback: illustrated in colour by HELEN HAYWOOD, laminated colour pictorial covers are a little rubbed on the spine tips, flyleaves discoloured, some foredge and internal foxing, else vg. sm 8vo. 'A Favourite Book'..

London: Porpoise Books, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. John Harwood. Hardback: illustrated in colour and in b/w by JOHN HARWOOD, dj has slight wear on spine tips and corners, one short tear on top front edge, price clipped, reverse is lightly foxed, vg colour pictorial boards (as dj), fixed endpapers are faded, some peeling on the title page where the page opposite has stuck, pages are clean, vg. small 4to, (48pp).

London: Publicity Products. No Date (1950s) . Hardcover. Very Good. Kathleen Dance. Hardback: a colour photo book, illustrated by KATHLEEN DANCE & with colour photographs by Studios 51 Ltd, laminated colour pictorial boards a little rubbed on spine tips, top corner of front flyleaf a bit rubbed and creased, some light internal foxing, else vg. small 4to, 28pp. Based on the MOSCOW State Central Puppet Theatre Company Production, London 1954.

New York: Platt & Munk, 1970. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good. Symeon Shimin. Hardback: attractively illustrated in colour by SYMEON SHIMIN, no dj, colour pictorial boards are a little rubbed at spine tips and corners, pages are clean, vg. folio (305x245mm), 64pp. 13 fairy tales.

London: Collins Clear-Type Press. No Date . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Anne Anderson. Hardback: no dj, nice colour pictorial boards, a little rubbed on edges and corners, back cover is slightly cracked, red spine is a little worn, slight internal foxing, vg. 4to, (unpaginated). Colour frontispiece + many text ills by ANNE ANDERSON. The 'Wonderland' Series. 8 tales. 1st story: The Nightingale.

New York: The Hyperion Press and Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946. Book. Illus. by John Taylor. Good. Hardcover. Copyright. Hardback: colour pictorial endpapers + many colour and b/w pictures by JOHN TAYLOR, no dustjacket, blue covers with white lettering, corners and spine rubbed, slight creasing on covers, some offset from illustrations on reverse page, still vg. 4to, 56pp..

London: Frederick Warne, 1966. Copyright . Hardcover. Good/Fair. dj (price clipped), frayed on edges, a few tears and creases, some discolouration, front flap creased, foxed on reverse, boards a little spotted, green & brown front vignette, brown spine lettering, lovely illustrations throughout in colour & b/w by the author, endpapers foxed and a few spots internally, else g. oblong 4to, 57pp.

London: Ward Lock (The Sunshine series). No Date . Hardcover. Very Good. A.E. Jackson. Hardback: 16 colour plates by A.E. JACKSON, colour pictorial boards a little bumped on corners and top edge, edges rubbed, green spine with black lettering, inscription (dated 1957) on front flyleaf, lower page edges lightly marked, else vg. 4to, 128pp.

New York: The Hyperion Press, 1944. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oscar Fabres. 7 stories: The talking Bird - Aladdin - The Magic House - Ali Baba -The Fisherman and the Genii - The young King of the Black Isles - Abou Mahomed the Lazy. Illustrated in colour and b/w by OSCAR FABRES. Hardback: no dj, colour pictorial boards slightly rubbed on the edges and corners, spine tips slightly bumped, else vg. 4to, 56pp.

London: Collins, 1948. Book. Illus. by Ruth Sandys. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 8 tone illustrations by RUTH SANDYS + b/w illustrations, no dj, book is bound in yellow cloth with dark blue decorations and lettering, spine tips and corners slightly bumped, light foredge foxing, else vg, 8vo, 255pp. Contents: Sinbad - Aladdin - Abou Hassan - The Fisherman - Ali Baba - Cogia Hassan Alphabal - Enchanted Horse - Prince Ahmed - Prince Camaralzaman & Princess Badoura - Prince Zeyn Alasnam & the King of the Genii..

London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. Book. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: 16 colour plates, text illustrations and pictorial endpapers by EDWARD ARDIZZONE, dustjacket has a short scrape and some scribble indentations on the front, nice dark red covers with bright gilt vignette & lettering on front and spine, top corner of front flyleaf cut out, light page edge foxing - otherwise very good. large 8vo (245x175x25mm), 191pp. Translated by Stephen Corrin..

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by James Watts. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: b/w illustrations by JAMES WATTS, dj is slightly rubbed on the corners and spine tips, price unclipped, book is bound in cloth, front flyleaf removed, back endpapers are slightly marked, else vg. 8vo, 131pp. A retelling of twenty-two legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes..

UK: Barefoot Books, 2001. Repr . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Cann. Hardback: dj (unclipped), laminated colour pictorial boards (as dj), illustrated throughout in colour by HELEN CANN, nr fine. 4to, 80pp. 10 tales from many cultures with foreword and notes.

UK: Kestrel Books, 1974. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Hardback: illustrated in colour by NANCY EKHOLM BURKERT, dj (price uncut), worn on edges, a few tears, spine sunned, pictorial covers bumped and rubbed on the spine tips and corners, small indentation on front spine fold, lower page corners slightly bumped, a few light internal marks, still vg. folio, unpaginated.

London: Blackie Book. Illus. by Pauline Hodder. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. A Cock Robin Book. Hardback: illustrated in colour & b/w by PAULINE HODDER, dj has a few short tears on the top edge (one tape repair on the reverse), slight wear on the spine tips and corners, price clipped, colour pictorial covers slightly rubbed on spine tips and corners, bookshop stamp on the front flyleaf, else vg. wide 12mo, 28pp..

London: The Children's Press (Little Giant Book). No Date (1960s?) . Hardcover. Good. Hardback: illustrated in red or orange & b/w throughout, small chunky book, covers are rubbed on edges, spine tips and corners a bit bumped and worn, paper is browning and lightly marked, a few page corners slightly creased plus a couple of short tears, else g. 92pp. 6 stories retold: The Emperor's New Clothes - The Wild Swans - The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep - The Flying Trunk - The Red Shoes - The Real Princess.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Book. Illus. by T. Izawa & S. Hijikata. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright. Hardback: colour puppet scenes by T. IZAWA & S. HIJIKATA on thick glossy card pages with rounded corners, glazed covers with a 3D colour picture pasted on the front, corners and spine tips are slightly bumped, name on the title page, else vg. small 4to, (16pp). Manufactured in Japan by Zokeisha Publications, Tokyo..