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Take a magical adventure all without leaving the comfort of your favorite reading spot. These beautifully produced reprints of classic children's storybooks include original illustrations too.
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 The Marvellous Land of Snergs
by E. A. Wyke-Smith, George Morrow
Tolkien called this forgotten classic a "sourcebook" for The Hobbit. The beguiling tale has everything: runaway orphans, an evil witch, kings, knights, and a lovable, table-high Snerg named Gorbo. 51 black-and-white illustrations.
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| |  Heroes of Greek Mythology
by Charles Kingsley
One of the Victorian age's great storytellers recounts Perseus' quest to slay the Medusa, the search for the Golden Fleece, and Theseus' encounter with the deadly Minotaur. 60 illustrations.
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 An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott
Alcott, author of Little Women, brings us the tale of Polly Milton, a young girl who leaves her simple country life to live with wealthy city cousins. But can plain Polly enjoy the sophisticated city without changing?
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 The Boy's King Arthur
by Sidney Lanier, N. C. Wyeth
Colorful introduction to the life and times of ancient England's legendary ruler takes readers behind the scenes of those gatherings at the Round Table. 15 full-color illustrations.
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| |  The Crimson Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
36 stories from Hungary, Russia, Finland, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic: "The Cottager and His Cat," "The Crab and the Monkey," "Little Wildrose," "The Gold-bearded Man," and more. 53 illustrations.
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| Products in General | | |  | The Book of Dragons
by E. Nesbit, H. R. Millar, H. Granville Fell
Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice and another that takes refuge in the General Post Office. 24 illustrations.
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|  | The Firebird and Other Russian Fairy Tales
by Arthur Ransome
Choice collection of 9 classic tales tells of magical beasts, frightful giants, wicked witches, and beguiling creatures of the sea. A delight for fairy tale fans of all ages.
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|  | The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
by John Bakeless
Action-packed account of perilous journey made by undaunted men who faced hostile Indians, prairie fires, floods, famine, sub-zero weather, and other perils to chart the vast unknown lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
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|  | The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy
by Padraic Colum, Willy Pogany
Retelling of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young readers recalls the horrid Cyclops, treacherous Sirens, and the evil Circe as they attempt to keep Odysseus from his wife, Penelope. 16 black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | Adventures of Uncle Wiggily
by Howard Garis, Louis Wisa
This hardcover collector's edition features 19 popular stories of the old gentleman rabbit and his lovable animal friends. A keepsake treasure, it features 19 colorful versions of the original illustrations.
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|  | Aesop's Fables
by Arthur Rackham, V. S. Vernon Jones, G. K. Chesterton
The master from the Golden Age of Illustration lends his distinct humor and romanticism to these enchanting and enduring morality tales with 13 full-color and 53 black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | Ajapa the Tortoise: A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales
by Margaret Baumann
Collection of 30 fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, more.
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| | |  | American Fairy Tales
by L. Frank Baum
Young cowboy lassoes Father Time; dummy in Mr. Floman's department store window comes to life; and 10 other fairy tales. 41 illustrations.
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| |  | The Animal Story Book
by Andrew Lang
66 illustrated fairy tales by such well-known authors as Alexandre Dumas, Théophile Gautier, and Pliny include "The Ship of the Desert," "The Otter Who was Reared by a Cat," and many more.
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|  | The Arabian Nights Entertainments
by Andrew Lang
Beautiful princesses, genies, and talking birds in 26 magical tales: "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Sinbad the Sailor," "Noureddin and the Fair Persian," "Merchant of Bagdad," and more. 66 illustrations.
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| |  | The Bear That Wasn't
by Frank Tashlin
A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex where people think he's just a silly man who wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.
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|  | Big Book of Animal Stories
by Thornton W. Burgess
Entertaining, instructive tales feature Peter Cottontail, Buster Bear; Grandfather Frog, Little Joe Otter, Jimmy Skunk, Billy Mink, and other Green Forest friends.
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|  | Billy Whiskers: The Autobiography of a Goat
by Frances Trego Montgomery
Captivating escapades of an extremely rambunctious goat. A favorite tale from turn-of-the-century America. 24 color and black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | The Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
Finest stories from around the world — most of them old favorites: "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Cinderella," "The Arabian Nights," 33 more. Includes original 138 black-and-white illustrations.
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|  | The Book of Elves and Fairies
by Frances Jenkins Olcott
Nearly 50 tales and fantasies from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, China, and other faraway places charmingly tell of elfin mounds, treasures of gold, fairy servants, and sprites of water, wood, and meadow.
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|  | The Book of Pirates
by Howard Pyle
"The Ghost of Captain Brand," "Tom Chist and the Treasure Box," "Jack Ballister’s Fortunes," "The Ruby of Kishmoor," and other rip-roaring adventures of swashbuckling pirates. 63 illustrations by the author.
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