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Rumpelstiltskin (Classic Fairy Tale Collection)

By: N/A

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Sterling: October 2008

Seller ID: 110875

ISBN: 1402730667

Condition: New

It was a boast that would have terrible consequences. Once upon a time, when a miller met the King, he proudly announced that his beautiful daughter had a special talent: she could actually spin straw into gold. "That" caught His Majesty s attention immediately; unfortunately, it wasn t true. Yet the poor girl s life depended on completing this impossible task. How could she ever succeed?
Only with the help of a strange little man with a magical touch. But he exacted a dreadful promise in return
With lyricism and grace, John Cech retells this suspenseful story, and provides fascinating b...
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The Three Little Pigs

By: N/A

Price: $10.95

Publisher: Green Tiger Press: January 2008

Seller ID: 141972

ISBN: 1595832653

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Dragons

By: N/A

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Laughing Elephant: March 2016

Seller ID: 141985

ISBN: 1514900017

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Dragons have been with humankind to the beginnings of recorded history, and likely before that. The Middle East and Europe each have early dragon lore, as does Asia. Despite differences, dragons across cultures share many common features. This volume examines and celebrates the nature and behaviors of dragons, their physical variations, their predilections for women and children, and much more. Its forty illustrations show us the variety and majesty of these incredible creatures. We have accompanied our own musings on dragons with quotes from a wide variety of literary sources, both old and ne...
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King Arthur and His Knights

By: N/A

Price: $15.95

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 2014

Seller ID: 150537

ISBN: 0486780511

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Readers of all ages will thrill to these timeless tales of chivalry and romance at the court of Camelot. Based on Thomas Malory's classic Le Morte d'Arthur and influenced by the poetry of Tennyson's Idylls of the King, Sir James Knowles's renditions of the ancient legends offer an enchanting account of how a boy who drew a sword from a stone came to rule over a kingdom defended by a brotherhood of knights.
Louis Rhead's evocative black-and-white illustrations, inspired by Celtic art of the sixth century, add depth and resonance to these retellings of the Arthurian myths. The ...
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Princess Sophie and the Six Swans: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm

By: N/A

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Wisdom Tales: March 2017

Seller ID: 154900

ISBN: 1937786676

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Princess Sophie, the spirited young heroine of this adapted tale from the Brothers Grimm, finds herself faced with an incredible challenge and some lessons to learn. She had forgotten her departed mother's warning to temper loyalty and strength with a compassionate heart. Antagonized by Sophie's resentful words, her powerful new stepmother turns Sophie's six brothers into swans and sets her the task of saving them. Will Sophie succeed in helping her brothers? Can she spin six shirts made from the thorny thistle, while never speaking a word, even in her defense? And what will happen when King Y...
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Stories from Around the World

By: N/A

Price: $9.99

Publisher: One Green Up: July 2018

Seller ID: 155268

ISBN: 9737739698

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Illustrated Stories from Aesop

By: N/A

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Usborne Books: January 2014

Seller ID: 168191

ISBN: 0794529178

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Illustrated Fairy Tales (Illustrated Stories Series)

By: N/A

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd: May 2007

Seller ID: 168192

ISBN: 079451717X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Containing ten classic fairy tales by authors such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, 'Usborne Illustrated Fairy Tales' includes stories such as 'The Frog Prince', 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'The Swan Princess.'
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Sindbad the Sailor and Other Stories from The Arabian Nights (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: September 2016

Seller ID: 168563

ISBN: 1606600923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

This gorgeous collectors' edition collects several of the timeless stories from The Arabian Nights, faithfully retold by English author Laurence Housman and magnificently enhanced with 23 color plates by illustrator Edmund Dulac, one of the most talented artists of the Golden Age of Illustration. Dulac's romantic and exotic images provide the perfect accompaniment to these legendary tales, which include "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "The Story of the Three Calendars," and "The Sleeper Awakened."
"A wonderful work of art, not just a series of st...
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The Big Book of Fairy Tales (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: August 2018

Seller ID: 168608

ISBN: 1606601199

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

A rich collection of well-known fairy tales, this magnificently illustrated hardcover volume will add a keepsake treasure to the family library. Thirty stories recount the adventures of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Bears, The Ugly Duckling, Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpel-stilts-kin, The Frog Prince, and many other beloved characters. Storytellers include Aesop, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Robert Southey as well as anonymous sources. Golden Age pioneer Charles Robinson provides nearly 200 illustrations including 34 full-page image...
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English Fairy Tales (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: September 2011

Seller ID: 168609

ISBN: 1606600184

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Arthur Rackham is the most popular of all of Calla Editions' featured illustrators. As the preeminent British illustrator of the 20th century, his work is impressive in both quantity and quality. This is a follow-up to Calla's Grimm's Fairy Tales, and is profusely illustrated with some of Rackham's most accomplished black-and-white work, including many silhouettes. With 16 full-page color plates as well. Over 40 beloved tales, including "Tattercoats," "Jack the Giant Killer," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Childe Rowland," and "The Black Bull of...
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d'Aulaires' Book of Norwegian Folktales

By: N/A

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press: July 2016

Seller ID: 176366

ISBN: 0816699321

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

From the authors who wrote and illustrated Ola, Leif the Lucky, and Children of the Northlights comes their collection of Norwegian folktales. First printed in 1938, this selection of timeless stories returns to enchant audiences all over again. Experience Norway's magical world of cinderlads, princesses, and trolls throughout the pages of d'Aulaires' Book of Norwegian Folktales.

Animal Fables from Aesop

By: Aesop

Price: $17.95

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher: July 2000

Seller ID: 97772

ISBN: 0879239131

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Nine timeless fables, first told by the Greek slave Aesop, selected, adapted, and illustrated by
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The Juggler of Notre Dame (Juggling the Middle Ages)

By: Anatole France

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection: September 2018

Seller ID: 171258

ISBN: 0884024350

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Once upon a time, there lived a humble juggler, Barnaby by name, who was skillful but suffered every winter from poverty. A devotee of the Virgin, he had few failings apart from enjoying drink a little too much. One day he met a monk, who persuaded him to enter a monastery. All the brethren had exceptional skills to exercise on behalf of Mary, but the juggler felt he had nothing worthy to offer. Finally, he had the notion to juggle copper balls and knives before the altar of the Virgin in the chapel. The others caught him in the act and deemed his behavior madness, but after seeing the Moth...
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The Juggler of Our Lady (Juggling the Middle Ages)

By: Anatole France

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection: September 2018

Seller ID: 171259

ISBN: 0884024342

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Snow Queen

By: ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN, PYM, T.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Random House Inc: 2002-11-01

Seller ID: 178943

ISBN: 0375415122

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical. One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queen is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate Kay-who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace-is brought to life in delicate and evocative illustrations.
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The Tale of the Cid: and Other Stories of Knights and Chivalry (Dover Children's Classics)

By: Andrew Lang

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Dover Publications: July 2007

Seller ID: 111685

ISBN: 0486454703

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Enter an enchanted world of kings and castles, heroes and damsels, fairies and dragons, magicians and giants. This collection thrills with nineteen classic romances--old-fashioned stories of high adventure spun from folk tales and sprinkled with history. These are the timeless tales of brave and steadfast knights, beautiful women, and the trials they share. Accompanied by twenty-three illustrations from renowned illustrator H. J. Ford, the stories include: "Una and the Lion," "How the Red Cross Knight Slew the Dragon," "How Don Quixote Was Enchanted," "How Bradamante Conquered the Wizard," "Th...
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The Crimson Fairy Book

By: Andrew Lang

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1967

Seller ID: 150577

ISBN: 048621799X

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Princes and princesses, kings and queens, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres -- these are the companions who thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy books of many colors have entertained thousands of boys and girls, as they have also brought pleasure to the many parents who have read these unforgettable classics t...
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The Olive Fairy Book (Complete & Unabridged)

By: Andrew Lang

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: June 1968

Seller ID: 150580

ISBN: 0486219089

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. But all of the stories are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and their heroes -- the Green Knight who is saved by a soup made from nine snakes, the lovely Dorani who flies every night to fairyland, the king who understands the language of the animals -- will be welcome to children and grown-ups alike.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to contain...
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The Little Juggler (Juggling the Middle Ages)

By: Barbara Cooney

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection: September 2018

Seller ID: 171261

ISBN: 0884024369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Like many others who have retold the tale of the juggler, the American children's book author and illustrator Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) dropped clues about her sources of inspiration. In the foreword to the first edition of 1961, she reported having been exposed to the story first on the radio in 1945. She knew that the roots of the story stretch back seven hundred years to a poem from France--her title page describes it as "an Old French legend." When researching her project, Cooney journeyed to the Parisian library that holds the thirteenth-century manuscript with the best text and the s...
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Category: Mythology & Folklore