The Margaret Tarrant Story Book
by Marigold Keeble; Ruby Clough; Mary Austin; Majorie Bowen; Janet Gay; Bertha Lawrence
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Glasgow : Collins, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Tarrant, Margaret. 4to, red cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles on front. 128pp illustrated with colour frontis and 7 other coloured plates, numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. 20 illustrated short stories for children including: The Animals That Talked, Rabbit's Story, Elizabeth Never Guessed, The Fairy Queen's Child, The Faithful Knight, Elephant's Story, Holidays, Pilgrim's Gift, Cat's story, Bimo, Mouse's Story, Pantry Fairies, Seal's Story, Prim, Cub's Story, Old Salt and Red Duster, Beaver's Story, The White Horse, Tiger’s Story, The Little Red Shoes. A mix of styles, both contemporary for the 1940’s and traditional. A couple of marks on the cover and a little edge wear as pictured. Slight foxing to end papers, otherwise lovely and clean inside with charming illustrations. Many of the stories are told to a child by her large menagerie of soft toys. Margaret Tarrant was an Edwardian illustrator, who initially enjoyed success for her illustrations for the Water Babies, she also designed cards and is best known for her whimsical pictures of fairies and animals.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2213
- Title
- The Margaret Tarrant Story Book
- Author
- Marigold Keeble; Ruby Clough; Mary Austin; Majorie Bowen; Janet Gay; Bertha Lawrence
- Illustrator
- Tarrant, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- fairies, classic childrens, fairy stories, fairy story, animal stories, traditional stories, childrens fiction, edwardian illustration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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