Search Results: Folk Tales, Myths, Legends from Books of Aurora

New York: Atheneum, 2008. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Atheneum, 2008. First printing. Fine/fine. Solomon, Heather. 40 pp. Signed by Margaret Willey on the half-title page. Everyone knows Goldilock's has a lot to say about the Three Bears, but what do they think of her? Willey and Solomon turn this classic tale upside-down showing that there is another side to every story. Full color. 

New York: Heritage Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good++/Slipcase-Near Fine. New York: Heritage Press, 1958. Very Good++/Slipcase-Near Fine. 230 pages, introduction by Dudley Pitts, illustrated with 20 full page lithographs by Joe Mugnaini. Index of principal names. Boards are covered in linen with a green on green design, green title block on the spine with gold lettering. Unmarked, clean and crisp, light sunning on the spine. Housed in a bright gold slipcase. Sandglass XI:23 laid in.

Kansas City, Mo. : Hallmark children's Editions. Hardcover. Very Good +. Kansas City, Mo. : Hallmark children's Editions. Very Good +. All moveables in good working order. Unmarked..

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good++/fine. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997. Very Good++/fine. An 'as new' copy with former owner's small name sticker on ffep. Fourth printing of the First Edition. Peppered with Verna Aardema's trademark ideophones--words that mimic actual sounds--this book makes an ideal read-aloud. Brilliantly realized characters and West African flavor come together in Desimini's extraordinary collage illustrations. Includes a glossary of West African terms and pronunciations. Full color.Show Less

New York: Heritage Press, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good +/Slipcase-Very Good+. New York: Heritage Press, 1948. Very Good +/Slipcase-Very Good+. Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt, illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel. Each volume bound in a different bright color coloth (blue, yellow, green) with illustrations in red on the front and red lettering on the spines. All page edges stained bright yellow. Unmaked with bright clear pages. Spines lightly sunned. All housed in a firm red slipcasewhich has a stain at the top near the spine.

New York: Ticknor and Fields books for Young Readers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/fine. New York: Ticknor and Fields books for Young Readers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/fine. Former owner's name sticker on ffep, otherwise as new. A thief makes the mistake of trying to steal homemade quilts from Aunt Skilly and her goose Buckle.

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/fine. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/fine. Former owner's name sticker on ffep, otherwise as new. On the edge of a dark forest, the gentle and beautiful Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. One night the stepmother orders Vasilisa to visit the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has little hope of returning alive. This classic Russian folktale is lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told. Full color.

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good++. Former owner's name sticker on ffep and inside back cover. Otherwise as new, lacking jacket. Ruth Brown's stunning illustrations accompany an extraordinary fairy tale about a little girl who, with the advice of her wise doll, escapes a truly terrifying witch and her slimy, child-gobbling toads. After her jeweled toad is stolen, Baba Yaga devises a series of impossible tests for the little girl. If she passes them, she gets the toad, but if she doesn't the toad gets her.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes and Brother. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Very Good. Small book (2 1/4' x 3 1/2"), 128 pages, containing 32 tales from many world cultures. There is a red border around each page. Floral endpapers. 3/4 of the half-title page is separated from the binding. this page contains a gift inscription dated December 25, '90. there are no other markings. Ivory boards with gold lettering on the front, red cloth spine and decorative red cord tied through two holes in the front cover. A little discolotation on front endpaper opposite cord. All edges gilt. No date, circa late 1800's.

New York: Harcourt, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/very good++. New York: Harcourt, 1990. First printing. Fine/very good++. From "The Banshee" to "The Flying Dutchman" this collection of mysterious tales is designed not only to entertain, but also to show that curiosity about the spirit world knows no cultural boundaries, and that human nature demands explanation and solutions for what it doesn't understand. Full-color illustrations. Closed slit on the cover, hard to notice, but it's there.

New York: Barefoot Books, 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Barefoot Books, 2000. First Printing. Fine/fine. Seven world folk tales, bobliography, illustrated Beautifully illustrated throughout, illustrated endpapers.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922. Hardcover. Good +. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922. Good +. MacKinstry, Elizabeth. 443 pages, Both hinges cracked, resulting in the final page and endpaper being loose and the frontis illustration is missing.. 23 full page b&w illustrations within. Unmarked, bound in red cloth with wear at corners and spine ends. Color paste-down on front cover. A collection of fairy stories organized by country of origin.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. Ex-Library. Very Good. 18 tales with 20 b&w illustrations plus a frontis illustration by Carl Larsson. Minimal library markings. A few short tears within, no interior marks. Firmly bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Mild wear at extremities.

New York: Harper Collins, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Harper Collins, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/fine. The famous ballet of a prince who rescues ten maidens with the help of the magical Firebird is retold by Jane Yolen, who captures all the wonder and mystery of this well-known Russian folk tale. Full-color illustrations.

New York: Scholastic, 1993. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good++. New York: Scholastic, 1993. First printing. Very Good++/very good++. 399 pages, full color throughout, indexed by title, author, country & ethnic origin and story type. A unique celebration of America, splendidly illustrated by 15 Caldecott Award-winning artists. Here are more than 140 folk tales, songs, poems and essays by voices as diverse as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Abbott and Costello, and Bob Dylan. This copy has a former owner's name in small letters on the half-title page, otherwise unmarked, clean and crisp. This is the reinforced library binding, exactly the same in appearance as ISBN 9780590428682, except the binding is sturdier.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Riverside Press, 1933. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good -. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Riverside Press, 1933. Ex-Library. Very Good -. 240 pages, 6 full page illustrations plus smaller drawings throughout. Typical library markings. Dark blue binding with white lettering on the spine. Wear at corners and spine ends. Binding is firm. Contains: The Golden Goose; The Giant's House with the Roof of Sausages; The Simple-Minded Giant; The Stolen Princess; The Black Box and the Red; The Little Wild Man. Translated from the Swedish.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/fine. An award-winning children's book author and illustrator has created a world-spanning book of myths, all with an ecological theme. The tales emphasize the link between humans and all living things, and serve as a reminder that all our actions carry consequences--sometimes dangerous ones. Wonderful full-color illustrations. 

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good +. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Ex-Library. Good +. Sturdy library binding with typical markings. Full-color illustrations and fourshort musical selections from the opera, notated for the piano. One illustration has a few spots of white paper that have transferred from the facing page.

Bowling Green, OH, U.S.A.: Gabriel's Horn Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1998. Softcover. Very Good++. Bowling Green, OH, U.S.A.: Gabriel's Horn Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1998. Very Good++. Muth, Marcia (illustrator). Former owner's small name sticker inside front cover, otherwise as new. From John Chapman to Henry Heimlich, brief biographies of notable Ohioians with pictures included. sources for more information at the end of each section. 148 pages.

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/near fine. Stated first edition. Unmarked, bright copy. At a busy sawmill in Virginia, a stranger tells Old Sam he wants to learn the trade. Old Sam happily hires the man. His son, Young Sam is glad to have someone to boss around. But when Young Sam tries to imitate the new hand in the name of greed, he causes an old woman's death. When he repents, the new hand finds a way to make everything right again. Full color.