Columbus, Ohio Ariel Press, (1984). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with black and white drawings by Mark Peyton. 106 pp. ISBN: 0-89804-0450.

NY: Atheneum, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, the search for the Golden Fleece and the tragedy that arose from the unequal love of Jason and Medea. While written for young adults, this is an intelligent and relevant retelling of a story that deals with essential human strengths and weaknesses and one that adults will find worthwhile. ISBN: 0-689-30451X.

New York: Greenwillow Books, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of twelve tales of Krylov, the 19th century Russian poet and fabulist, beautifully illustrated in full color by award-winning artist Anita Lobel, Author's notes and sources. Large format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-688-123104.

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, (1924) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second of the color fairy books compiled by Lang, originally published in 1891, consisting of translations and adaptations from their Norwegian, French, German and Russian originals - some well known like Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, and others like Princess Mayblossom less so. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren with eight color plates, an illustrated title page, illustrated endpapers and a plate on the cover. An early and uncommon Tenggren illustrated book, and scarce in this condition and in dustjacket. Red tinting to top edge. 285 pp.

New York & London: Franklin Watts / Nonesuch Press, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second volume of tales selected from Lang's Color Fairy Books by Kathleen Lines - 37 stories from the familiar like Jack and the Beanstock and Rumplestiltskin to much less known tales like Hok Lee and the Dwarfs and The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, stories drawn from many cultures and lands. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Margery Gill, epilogue by Roger Lancelyn Green. 252 pp.

Santa Barbara: John Daniel, 1986. The libretto for an opera by Alva Henderson, based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of six princes turned into swans by an evil stepmother, but saved by a faithful sister. ISBN: 0-936784-07-5.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 15 stories "many from South Carolina, especially from the Sea Islands, while others are from Florida, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Michigan, and the Cape Verde Islands. Most were collected 50 years ago or more by Zora Neale Hurston among others, and many are not in print in other collections. The use of dialect (especially in the Gullah stories from the South Carolina Sea Islands) adds to the sense of authenticity. Short informative notes at the end of each tale provide a context and explain any unfamiliar words. In the notes and reading lists link the stories to the history of slavery." (School Library Journal) Notes, bibliography, suggestions for further reading. 88 pp. ISBN: 0-684193337.

New York: A. L. Burt, nd (ca 1935). Hardcover - Includes an Introduction by John W. Hales. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and numerous black and white drawings in the text. xxii, 383 pp. Green and white illustrated endpapers.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of Chinese folktales which span 4000 years of China's history, illustrated in black and white by Derek Collard. ISBN: 0-03-0227011.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. dj. Hardcover - Fairy tales for parents who want to raise independent daughters and sons who respect women. Carefully chosen tales eschew all passive sleeping princesses for women who shape their own lives. Illustrations by Suzanna Klein. ISBN: 0-395-2022760.

New York: Harmony, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A new take on the classic tale by this noted poet and translator: "The story of a meditative frog's love for a rebellious princess, how she came to love him in spite of herself, and how her refusal to compromise helped him become who he truly was. This is a magical book that moves (amphibiously) from story to meditation and back, from the outrageous to the hilarious to the silly to the sublime." INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page.Small format. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-609605453.

New York: St Martin's, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover - The third novel in this medieval scholar's Arthurian fantasy trilogy. Dustjacket praise from Anne McCaffrey and R. A. McAvoy among others. SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-312-353227.

New York: Greenwillow Books, (1985) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A collection of fourteen folktales from around the world in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve. Illustrated with black and white drawings on every page by Caldecott artist Peter Sis. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by George Shannon and dated in 1988. Notes. 55 pp. ISBN: 0-688043038.

New York: Julian Messner, (1956, c 1945). Hardcover - A tale featuring the Black folk hero John Henry who was a "natural man and the greatest steel driver that ever lived." Illustrated with drawings by James Daugherty. A slim book, unpaginated. Rather uncommon despite multiple printings,

New York: Avenel Books, 1982. dj. This book sets down all the information about unicorns and lets one decide for oneself if unicorns ever really existed. Originally published in 1930. Illustrations, notes, index. 312 pgs. ISBN: 0-517-371561.

London: Faber & Faber, (1942.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of symbolism with sections on the landscape of the megalith, the Oracle at Dodona, Red Indian Warrior Customs, Mayan traditions, primitive dance and more. Illustrated with 16 plates. Index. 283 pp. James R. Herbert Boone's copy with his signature and date of 1942..

Boston & London: Faber & Faber, (1993.). A collection of 36 fairy tales from around the world which celebrate feline intelligence, intuition, and ingenuity, collected and with an introduction by Stephens. Grouped by themes - Dick Whittington, Puss in Boots, etc - with a significant number of "less known" stories. Stories from 15 countries, dating back to 1256, and possibly earlier and includes tales collected by Andrew Lang, Washington Irving, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault. Bibliography. 237 pp.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Hardcover first edition - Includes ten stories, illustrated by Frederick Richardson with 10 color plates, each with a captioned tissue guard, illustrated title page and black and white drawings at the head of each story. Very good in black cloth with a color pasted on illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine, illustrated endpapers. A large 8vo. 219 pp.

London and Osaka, Japan: Yamanaka & Co, n.d.(1906). Hardcover first edition - A collection of the traditional tales whose themes and subjects are often depicted in Japanese art, including netsuke. Thirty-seven illustrations including a color frontispiece "The Ama and The Jewel" and 14 black and white plates all with tissue guards. (x), 96 pp. Bound in the original olive green cloth with gilt lettering and a blindstamped design on front cover.

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press / Lyle Stuart, (1976). "How the new science of geomythology explains them." The study of the geoligic origins of natural phenomenon which were long explained by myth and folklore. Illustrated with many photographs, maps and charts. References, index. xii, 305 pp. ISBN: 0-806505346.

Japan: Dai-Nippon Printing Co, (1947). Hardcover first edition - Three Japanese folk tales translated into English by Yasuda and illustrated with full color plates and some smaller black and white drawings by Yoshinobu Sakakura. Includes The Story of Shitakiri Suzume (The Tongue-cut Sparrow), The Story of Nezumi No Yomeiri (The Marriage of a Mouse) and The Story of Urashima Taro (The Fisherman). The first of four volumes of Japanese folk tales published just after World War II. Foreword by Elizabeth Grey Vining. 92 pp plus final illustration and a list of the 4 volumes. Decorative endpapers.

New York: Morrow, (1992.) dj. Hardcover - A different interpretation of the Atlantis myth - one which contends that Plato's tale of a lost advanced civilization is actually the retelling of an ancient Egyptioan account of the Trojan War.Illustrated with photographs and drawings.Extensive notes, bibliography, index. 256 pp.,. ISBN: 0-688-113508.