Subject |
Fairy tales.
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Rare books and special collections.
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Descript |
xiii, 358 pages : illustrations, 8 coloured plates and frontispiece ; 19 cm. |
Content |
text |
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still image |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Note |
Title-page vignette. |
Ownership and Custodial History |
From the library of Sheila Taylor. |
Binding Information |
Case binding of orange cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in gold, monogrammed HJF. Spine with title, editor, illustrator, publisher and illustration in gold on spine. Gilt edges. |
Contents |
The story of the hero Makóma -- The magic mirror -- Story of the king who would see Paradise -- How Isuro the Rabbit tricked Gudu -- Ian, the soldier's son -- The fox and the wolf -- How Ian Direach got the blue falcon -- The ugly duckling -- The two caskets -- The goldsmith's fortune -- The enchanted wreath -- The foolish weaver -- The clever cat -- The story of Manus -- Pinkel the thief -- The adventures of a jackal -- The adventures of the jackal's eldest son -- The adventures of the younger son of the jackal -- The three treasures of the giants -- The rover of the plain -- The white doe -- The girl-fish -- The owl and the eagle -- The frog and the Lion Fairy -- The adventures of Covan the Brown-haired -- The Princess Bella-Flor -- The bird of truth -- The mink and the wolf -- Adventures of an Indian brave -- How the Stalos were tricked - Andras Baive -- The white slipper -- The magic book. |
Note |
Thirty-three fairy tales from the folklore of Rhodesia, Uganda, Denmark, Spain, Scandinavia, and Scotland. |
Alt author |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, editor.
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Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, illustrator.
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Taylor, Sheila, 1919-2008, former owner.
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Longmans, Green and Co., publisher.
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Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
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