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|  | English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs By great turn-of-the-century folklorist with a gift for fine narration. 43 stories include "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Nix Nought Nothing," and many more. 65 illustrations.
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Howard Pyle 2 Book Set by Dover Save Over 11%! Otto of the Silver Hand tells the story of a young boy born into a robber baron's household. The Garden Behind the Moon transports children to a faraway magical land.
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|  | More Goops and How Not to Be Them by Gelett Burgess Delightful "manual of manners for impolite infants" continues hilarious etiquette instruction with rude, sloppy, ill-mannered Goops, this time showing how not to act. 43 verses. 88 illustrations.
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|  | The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales by George MacDonald, Greville MacDonald, Arthur Hughes Seven beguiling tales — including the title story of a bewitched princess cursed by a lightness of body and spirit. Rich compelling prose from one of the earliest writers of fantasy. 61 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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|  | 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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|  | The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades by G. A. Henty This story of medieval life follows the remarkable adventures of young Cuthbert de Lance, a lad who serves as a page to an English nobleman during the Third Crusade.
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