The "Tops" Magazine; An Independent Magazine of Magic
Michigan: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co, 1939. Wraps. 23 x 15 cm. Complete run of 12 issues from 1939. Volume 4, No. 1-No. 12. Nice copies. About 50 pages in each issue. More
Folklore, Fairy Tales & Social History
1925-1949 The Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Introductio of Freemasonry into Minnesota, and of the organization of St.Paul Lodge, No. 3, A;F;& A;M.
Minnesota: Masonic Hall, 1949. Hardcover. Red cloth. 111pp. More
The Children in the Wood; (Comic Illustrations)
London: Read & Co. Publishers and Printers, no date (circa 1890's). Wraps. Stapled pictorial wrappers. With 8pp of text and color comic illustrations. 9 1/2" x 7". Very nice copy. More
East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales From the North
New York: George H. Doran Co., (1920's). Kay Nielsen. Early edition. hardcover. A collection of Norwegian fairy tales with gorgeous color illustrations by Kay Nielsen. Octavo. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Yellow cloth with red lettering to cover and spine.204pp. 25 tipped in color illustrations by Kay Nielsen & other..... More
The Fiddlers and the Elves; From the French of Henry Carnoy
London: Blackie and Son Ltd, no date. Hardcover. 16mo. 7" x 5"). Color pictorial covers. 62pp. A pristine copy. The "Beacon Library " More
The History of Sindbad the Sailor; containing an account of his Seven Surprising Voyages
Glasgow: Desmond FitzGerald Inc, 1911. facsimile edition. Hard Cover. 24mo.6 1/2" x 5'. Tan boards with paste-on to front cover. Illustrated. This is a facsimile edition from the Glasgow edition of 1819. Illustrated. More
[International Order of Odd Fellows Code Book] The Captions: TUW, I, FD, OTDOF, SD, OTDOBL, TD, OTDOT, and such portions of the text as are enclosed in parentheses, are not to be spoken : In effect July 1, 1908
[1908?]. Red Leatherette. 10 x 7 cm. 32mo. 11pp. A small, enciphered code book for "International Order of Odd Fellows " IOOF a fraternal organization. Some foxing stains to the pages. More
King Solomon and his Followers Iowa A Valuable Aid to the Memory Strictly in Accordance with the Latest Revisions 1915
New York: Allen Publishing Company, 1915. Wrap-around black leather with clasp. 12.5 x 8.5 cm. 32mo. 259pp + ads. Covers worn and with a large tear. This work is cipher of Masonic rights to jog the memory of one who already knows them with words condensed and nouns replaced with..... More
Le Petit Poucet; Les Contes Des Fees
unknown: unknown, unknown. Wraps. Color pictorial stapled wrappers. Six full page color illustrations (including one double spread page). Six pages of French text. Front cover has a three inch closed tear starting at top of spine. Some light scattered soiling. Tape used to re-inforce front hinge... More
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry; Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by it's Authority
Charleston, 1950. New & Revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 9" x 6". Maroon cloth. 218pp. Nice copy. More
Riquet a La Houppe; Les Contes des Fees
unknown, no date. unknown. Wraps. Color pictorial wrappers. (10' x 6 1/2") Five full page color illustrations (including double spread pages in middle) Six pages of French text. Small piece chipped at front cover near spine. More
Household Tales with other Traditional Remains.
London: David Nutt, 1895. First edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Inner signature loose. More
Goha The Fool.
Lieber & Lewis, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo.8 1;/4" x 5 1/2'. 347pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine.. Bookplate of previous owner and signature of other owner on front endpaper. Goha is a middle-aged hero that plays the fool, the wise man, or the trickster in..... More
Strange Surprising Adventures of the Venerable Gooroo Simple, and his Five Disciples Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany and Foozle.
London: Trubner & Co223pp, 1861. Hard Cover. Octavo. 223pp Green cloth with decorative design and lettering in gilt to both covers and spine. Color frontispiece. and fifty illustrations drawn on wood. Some wear to front and rear gutter. Tip of corner of last page missing. A lovely copy... More
Cinderella, Retold in Verse
1943: Coward-McCann. Constantin Alajalov. second impression. Hardcover. a re-telling of the Cinderella tale told in poetry. Octavo. 24 cm x 17 cm.Pictorial boards in color pictorial dust jacket. Small envelope taped to front endpaper with an enclosed written note to her mother.. Some edge rubbing to jacket with light chipping..... More
Russian Folk and Fairy Tales (Folk and Fairy Tales From Many Lands).
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. First American edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. 192pp. Teal illustrated cloth in dust jacket. Illustrated by Simon Jeruchim. Includes 13 tales. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Nice copy. More
On Monsters and Marvels.
University Of Chicago Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 224pp. Illustrated. Laid in is "advance promotion copy", slip. Sun-faded spine to dust jacket. "A marvelous encyclopedia of curioosities - monstrous human and animal births, bizarre beasts, natural phenomena. " Surgeon and scientist, Pare, was also philosopher, critis, historian, storyteller, philologist, moralist..... More
The Blue Fairy Book.
Folio Society, 2010. Charles van Sandwyk. Eight printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 12' x 8". xvii 372pp. Bound in blue cloth with cover illustration in red, white and gilt. Color illustrations by Charles van Sandwyk. A lovely copy in slipcase. Folio Society edition was first done in 2003. The text of this..... More
Le Mille E Una Donna (A Thousand and One Woman); Fiabe Da Tutto Il Mondo
Donzelli Editore, 2020. Hardcover. Italian text. Illustrations by Cecilia Campironi. A lovely copy in dust jacket. More
Folktales and Fairy Tales - Traditions and Text from Around the World.
Greenwood, 2016. second edition. Hardcover. Four Volume Set. Pictorial covers. This set weights over 15lbs. Will require additional shipping charges. More
Traditional Ballads of Virginia; Collected Under the Auspices of the Virginia Folk-Lore Society
University Press of Virginia, 1957. Hardcover. Octavo. 9 1/2" x 6". Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. 630pp. More
Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. A Book of Old Favorites
London: George G.Harrap & Co, 1933. Arthur Rackham. Deluxe edition. vellum. Octavo. 9" x 6 1/2'. Bound in full vellum with gold lettering to cover & spine. A pictorial elf to the spine in gold. 286 numbered pages. Eight full page color plates. 60 drawings in black and white. Pictorial..... More
The Three Princesses of Whiteland; And Other Fairy Tales
London: Peter Lunn, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. 126pp. Bound in red illustrated cloth. With illustrations by Joseph Avrach, one in color. Stated first edition. Boards are cocked. Corners are bumped. Stated first edition. Uncommon. Compilation of stories which include: "The Dwarf with the Long Nose"..... More
A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts.
New York: Walker and Company, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. 23.5 x 16 cm. 168pp. Violet cloth in dust jacket. Alphabetical tour of a fabulous zoo. Some illustrations. More
The Lost Language of Symbolism Volume II.
Citadel, 1990. softcover. Softcover. 388pp. More