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
Folklore, Fairy Tales & Social History
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. Tan boards. This is a facsimile edition from the Glasgow edition of 1819. Illustrated. 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
Lo schiaccianoci. Una fiaba di Natale.
Roma: Donzelli Editore, 2011. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5" x 6". 251pp. A very nice copy in Italian. Book is in Near Fine and dust jacket is in Very Good/. More
Popular Superstitions; Written for the American Sunday-School Union and Revised by the Committee of Publication
American Sunday-School Union, 1832. Hardcover. 24mo.14cm x 10cm. Marble paper over brown boards. Paper title label to spine (unreadable). 95pp. Frontispiece etching. Foxing to endpapers. Light wear to corners of boards. 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
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
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
Wahre Mürchen aus dem Garten Eden.
Das Arsenal, 2008. softcover. Softcover. German text. 128pp. 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
Fables; Five Hundred Years of Illustration and Text
Frederic C. Bell/Victoria and Albert Museum, 1986. First edition. Hard Cover. A very nice copy in an equally nice jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. 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
The Encyclopaedia of Wit.
London: Baldwin,Cradock & Joy, 1823. a new edition. 24mo, 564 pp. Leather binding with spine title label. Some wear along spine crease. More
Mantle of Dreams.
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75" x 6" 123pp. A Very good copy with some rubbing along the bottom of the spine and along the bottom and outer edges of front and back cover. No Jacket. Box is in Very Good condition but rubbed along the edges anda dime..... More
Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat; Fairy Tales from a Living Oral Tradition
Logan: Utah State University Press, 2019. Paperback. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 315pp. Bibliography, index. With illustrations by Graham Blair. Gift inscription. More
Comparative Children's Literature; Comparative Study of Slovene Children's Literature in International Context
Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 23 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 512pp. Bibliography, biographical note, reviews, index. Limited to 300 copies. Crease to back cover and last few pages. Sections include: "Introductory Overview", "Multicultural and Intertextual Aspects of Slovene Children's Literature", "Slovenian Women Storytellers and Fairy Tale Authors..... More
Animal Characters: Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature.
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 9" x 6 1/2'. 238pp. A fine copy in dust jacket. More
Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm.
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 9 1/4' x 6'. 317pp. A nice copy in an edge rubbed and lightly chipped dust jacket. More
Scottish Rite Bodies; Valley of Northeast Kansas Centennial
Kansas: Valley of Northeast Kansas Scottish Rite, 1999. Hard Cover. Quarto. 150pp This is limited to 500 copies ofr which this is number #0080. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a mylar protective wrapper. More
Theorizing Myth.
University Of Chicago Press, April 3, 2000. First edition. Paperback. octavo. 298pp Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. Also laid in is letter from author. Lacking dust jacket. More
An illustrated cycle of Chinese festivities in Malaysia and Singapore.
Jack Chia-mph - MPH Ldt, 1987. Hard Cover. Quarto.237pp A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In an archival mylar protective wrapper. Ink inscription on dedication page. More