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The Pink fairy book
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The yellow fairy book
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A collection of more than 40 fairy tales from the folklore of Hungary, Russia, Poland, Iceland, Germany, France, England, and the American Indians.
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Fairy tales
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Image of an advertisement for Fairy Tales by Mabel F. Blodgett featuring a girl sitting with her chin on her hands and an open book on her lap; a doll lays at her feet.
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David Hockney : Grimms' fairy tales
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"In 1969 David Hockney made a series of prints to illustrate six fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm; a book was published the following year in a limited edition. Since then the etchings have been exhibited and admired throughout the world, and this exhibition will bring the works to audiences in Britain"--Page 3.
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Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm
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A collection of fifty-three fairy tales and folktales from traditions around the world.
608211
Father Tuck's "Fairy Folk" Painting Book
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One painting book entitled Father Tuck's "Fairy Folk" Painting Book, Complete with Paints and Brush, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., of London, ca. 1907. This book is part of Father Tuck's Patent "Paintbox" Series. The front cover shows a leprechaun, or elf, seated and painting. Above the image are the remnants of six watercolors--red, yellow, blue, pink, green and brown--on slips of paper. The front cover and the book's pages are cut away in oval shapes around the watercolors. Illustrations of other painting books in the Father Tuck's Series are shown, which lists this book as No. 2571. Nine color images from various folk tales and children's stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Robinson Crusoe, appear within the book. Blank pages were meant to be used for copying. (The owner has used them for unrelated pencil and watercolor work.) All the illustrations are signed by Mabel Lucie Attwell. A ms. note "$8- 6448, 8 Lucie Mabel Atwell (sic) plates" appears on the front cover. The initials "V.W." appear inside along with the name "Vera W.".
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth. : Section 12. Delightful illustrations of childrens fairy tales
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Image of a parade procession of horse-drawn wagons in a street pageant put on by the Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth featuring representations of fairy tales and nursery rhymes; brass band at center.
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