A few examples of appraisal values for
CHARMING TALES

• 5 vols. Hearn, Lafcadio. "Japanese
  5 vols. Hearn, Lafcadio. "Japanese Fairy Tales": The Boy Who Drew Cats; The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling; Chin Chin Kobakama; The Goblin Spider; The Fountain of Youth. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, etc., n.d. [first half of 20th-Century]. 8vo, orig. color pictorial wrappers, protective sleeve with clasps. All printed in color on crepe paper. All clean, crisp & bright. Later printings in orig. box (slightly worn).
• ROMAN STORIES Roman Stories: or The
  ROMAN STORIES Roman Stories: or The History of the Seven Wise Mistresses of Rome: Containing Seven Days Entertainment In many Pleasant and Witty Tales or Stories. London: Printed for J. Hodges 1748. Small 8vo bound in full morocco by Niedree spine lettered in gilt a.e.g. With engraved title page and numerous in-text woodcut illustrations. Light intermittent foxing; otherwise good.
• Folk Stories & Fables Selected
  Folk Stories & Fables Selected and Arranged by Eva March Tappan Houghton Mifflin Company ND ten volumes 8vo hard bound in buckram and in green and tan with gilt embossed covers. Children's Hour edition illustrated with black and white plates the frontispieces in color.
• Stories from the Arabian Nights.
  Stories from the Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman, n.d. 4to., orig. cloth gilt, tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. With 4 other volumes (5)
• Children's Illustrated Books;
  Children's Illustrated Books; Stories from the Arabian Nights, illus Dulac (E), printed 1907, Tannhauser, trans. T W Rolleston, presented by Willy Pogany etc.
• Stories From Hans Andersen, with
  Stories From Hans Andersen, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac (New York and London, 1911).
• Darling, Peter Middleton. The
  Darling, Peter Middleton. The Romance of the Highlands, 2vols., 12mo., cont. half calf gilt, Edinburgh 1820
• CHAUCER, CANTERBURY TALES, ERIC
  CHAUCER, CANTERBURY TALES, ERIC GILL ILLUSTRATIONS Geoffrey Chaucer; THE CANTERBURY TALES, illus. by Eric Gill (London: Folio Society, 2010) A facsimile of the Golden Cockerell edition, 1929-'31, #77/1850, folio, full goatskin with pictorial gilding; accompanied by a commentary volume by Peter Holliday, folio, cloth; and a clamshell box.
• The Arabian Nights / Their Best
  The Arabian Nights / Their Best Known Tales, edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, with beautiful illustrations by Maxfield Parrish (New York and London, 1936). Together with The Atlantic Treasury of Childhood Stories by Mary D. Hutchinson (ed.) (Boston, 1924; title page missing).
• TALES OF MYSTERY, IMAGINATION, &
  TALES OF MYSTERY, IMAGINATION, & HUMOR AND POEMSRARE, Early Edition Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humor and Poems. Author: Edgar Allen Poe. illustrated with twenty six engravings on wood. Publisher: London: Henry Vizetelly, Clarke & Co.
• 'TALES OF A TRAVELLER', 'LEGENDS OF
  'TALES OF A TRAVELLER', 'LEGENDS OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN', AND 'THE SKETCHBOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT.''Tales of a Traveller', 'Legends of the Conquest of Spain', and 'The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.',, Volumes 1 and 2 by Washington Irving, writing as Geoffrey Crayon for John Murray, London 1824 and 1835 and for The Heritage Press, New York, 1939
• 1 vol. Wilde, Lady (Jane Francesca
  1 vol. Wilde, Lady (Jane Francesca Speranza.) Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland. London: Chatto & Windus, 1899. "A New Edition." 8vo, orig. color pictorial cloth; light to moderate wear, spine ends frayed. 1902 pub. cat. at back. Light to moderate foxing to front & back matter.
• An illustrated book of Krilov's
  An illustrated book of Krilov's fables published 1887 Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• (31) WHITMAN ADVENTURE AND
  (31) WHITMAN ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 1940s, octavo (8 in.) with cloth boards, 27 retaining jackets, many of the stories are based on comic strips such as Little Orphan Annie, Blondie, The Phantom, Dick Tracey, Gasoline Alley, and Brenda Starr; several mysteries are presented as written by Hollywood Personalities like Betty Grable, Ann Rutherford, and the Quiz Kids.
• Valentin Tikhonovich
  Valentin Tikhonovich (Soviet/Belarusian 1909-1978) Lot consisting of: "A Tale about Squirel" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for children's tale by O. Ivanenko approved for publication on the back apprx. 11-3/4" x 8-3/8"; "Cat and Carrots" ink/watercolor/crayon/pencil on paper original illustration for the children's book "March" by R. Baradulin approved for publication by the BSSR State Publishing House apprx. 12" x 6-3/4"; "Tale of Two Rabbits" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for the children's magazine "Hadgehog" unsigned apprx. 6" x 5-3/4"; "A Crow and Fox" ink/pencil on paper original illustration for a children's magazine "Birchtree" not signed stamp "From collection of A. Bely" apprx. 9-1/2" x 5-1/8"; "Lynx" ink/pencil on paper original illustration for children's magazine "Belarus" #1 signed and dated 1947 stamp "From collection of A. Bely" apprx. 4-1/4" x 5-1/4"; "A Fox" ink/pencil on paper original illustration for the children's magazine "Belarus" #1 not signed apprx. 6-3/8" x 8-5/8"; "A Tale about Squirrel" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for children's book signed on back apprx. 3-3/4" x 5-5/8"; "A Tale about Bizon King" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for children's book signed and approved for publication by the BSSR State Publishing House on the back 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". All inscriptions in Cyrillic.
• ORIENTAL TALES 14
  ORIENTAL TALES 14 VOLUMESincluding three volumes Tales from the Arabic, 10 assorted volumes The Thousand Nights and One Night, one volume Persian Letters, one volume Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp 9 1/4 inches high Condition:
• [Storytellers] Books on Minstrels
  [Storytellers] Books on Minstrels and Storytellers  Lot of 5. Scott Sir Walter. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. London: Alex. Murray & Son 1869. 12mo blue cloth with paper spine label 544pp. Spine worn corners bumped sunning of spine and board edges. Light toning. Motherwell William. Minstrelsy Ancient and Modern. Boston: William D. Ticknor & Co. 1846 2 vols. Small 12mo paper-covered boards paper spine labels; vol. 1 279pp 2pp ads in front; vol. 2 283pp. Spine ends worn corners and board edges worn; front board nearly detached from vol.1. Internally clean. Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems Songs and Ballads Now Extant Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw. London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1820. 16mo printed paper boards newer cloth tape over spine 240pp. Text block becoming separated from boards a few gatherings loose. Pages wavy from humidity. Very minor spots on frontmatter but inner pages clean. [Haliburton Thomas Chandler] Judge Haliburton's Yankee Stories. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston n.d. (ca 1836). Small 8vo embossed green cloth gilt front and spine 192pp 12 pp ads. Spine sunned lower corners damaged. Entire volume cocked. Scattered light foxing.
• JAMES JOYCE TALES TOLD OF SHEM
  JAMES JOYCE TALES TOLD OF SHEM AND SHAUN James Joyce (Irish, 1882-1941) "Tales Told of Shem and Shaun," Three Fragments from Work in Progress, published by Black Sun Press: Rue Cardinal, Paris, 1929, in red and black ink. 8.5" H x 6.5" W x 0.5" D.
• 1 vol. Dinesen, Isak. Seven
  1 vol. Dinesen, Isak. Seven Gothic Tales. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. First trade edition. 8vo, orig. 1/2 red cloth & beige bds., gilt, top edge stained red, other edges untrimmed; light wear, top edge slightly dusty, d/j (some chipping along edges, foot of spine panel chipped away). VG/VG+.
• Poe (Edgar Allen) Tales of
  Poe (Edgar Allen) Tales of Mystery and Imagination, illustrated by Harry Clarke, George G Harrap & Co Ltd., London 1919, with dust cover
• 1 vol. Kingsley, C(harles). The
  1 vol. Kingsley, C(harles). The Heroes; or Greek Fairy Tales. Cambridge: Macmillan, 1856. First edition. 8vo, late 19th / early 20th-Century full polished gilt-paneled burgundy calf, richly gilt floral spine compartments, morocco spine labels, a.e.g., inner dentelles gilt, orig. gilt-decorated russet cloth covers & spine bound in; occasionally scuffed, spine ends rubbed, head of spine starting to chip, some staining to fore-edge bottoms of calf covers, by Riviere & Son. With 8 plates by the author. Occasional internal smudging.
• CHAUCER, GEOFFREY THE CANTERBURY
  CHAUCER, GEOFFREY THE CANTERBURY TALES OF CHAUCER Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1798. 2 volumes, small 4to, portrait, contemporary calf with black morocco gilt labels to spines(2)
• BEDTIME STORY HN2059 - ROYAL
  BEDTIME STORY HN2059 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEAnd they lived happily ever after. And they lived happily ever after. The words that bring a child sweet dreams as they are read before bedtime each night.. - Family Artist: Leslie Harradine Issued: 1950 - 1996 Dimensions: 4.75"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• 4 Royal Doulton Figurines.Lady
  4 Royal Doulton Figurines.Lady Charmian Enchantment Genevieve Spring Morning and Tinkle Bell. Bronxville NY estate. Dimensions: 4.5'' high to 8'' high.
• Poe (Edgar Allen), Tales of Mystery
  Poe (Edgar Allen), Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: Harrap, 1935, 1st edition, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, gilt tooled black cloth, original dustcover, original black and white engravings with chromolithographic plates
• CHARMING NAIVE COUNTRY GENRE
  CHARMING NAIVE COUNTRY GENRE PAINTING Mother with Three Children Crossing a Stream, the eldest son is walking, the mother has a toddler on her back and the middle child is riding a spaniel dog (!), oil on canvas, unsigned, ca. 1850, in molded gold frame, OS: 13" x 14 1/2", SS: 9" x 10 1/2", light stretcher impression.
• * (ARABIAN NIGHTS) Arabian Tales;
  * (ARABIAN NIGHTS) Arabian Tales; or A Continuation of the Arabian Nights... Translated by Denis Chaves and Jaques Cazotte. London: Printed for Faulder and Hookham and Carpenter et al. 1794. 3 vols. 8vo full calf. Wear to boards with loss to spine ends and corners; hinges cracked; scattered brownspotting.
• Interesting Four-Volume
  Interesting Four-Volume Collection of Books, relating to southern lore, including a softbound 1956 copy of R. J. Martinez's Mysterious Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen, a softbound Legerto and Company Quaint Old Charleston, America's Most Historic City, 1951, a U. S. Corps of Engineers Hurricane Betsy, September 8011, 1965, also softbound and Harnett Kane, The Golden Coast, 1959, hardbound and author autographed.
• 4 vols. Leather Bindings -
  4 vols. Leather Bindings - Continental Literature in English Translations: La Fontaine, Jean de. Tales and Novels in Verse. Paris: J. Lemonnyer; New York: E.F. Bonaventure, 1883. 2 vols. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 pebbled burgundy morocco & marbled bds., spine richly gilt, t.e.g., raised bands; occasionally scuffed. #324/400 signed by the N.Y. publisher. With 85 engraved plates by Charles Eisen, tissue guards. * _ _. Tales and Novels of. New York: W. Godwin, 1933. 8vo, mid 20th-century 3/4 rose polished morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g.; joints & corners scuffed. With 6 erotic plates by Clara Tice. Bookplate of John W. & Helen O. Friel by Rockwell Kent. Internally clean. * Camoens, Luis Vaz de. The Lusiad. London: Edward Moxon, 1853. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 blue calf & marbled bds. & edges, spine gilt, morocco spine labels; scuffed, occasionally rubbed.
• A large illustrated book dated
  A large illustrated book dated 1814, titled 'The Adventure of HunchBack and The Stories Connected With It', from the Arabian Nights Entertainment with illustrative prints engraved by William Daniell. Condition: wear commensurate with age and use CT Transfer Fee $10
• 1830 RHODE ISLAND TALES ILLUSTRATED
  1830 RHODE ISLAND TALES ILLUSTRATED CHAP BOOK New York,1830Rhode-Island Tales, printed and sold by Mahlon Day. Interior of book with sixteen hand colored plates including a family of Rhode Island Red chickens on the frontispiece.
• SEVENTEEN FOLIO SOCIETY CLASSIC
  SEVENTEEN FOLIO SOCIETY CLASSIC CHILDRENS' BOOKS Collection of seventeen The Folio Society classic children's fiction, fairy and folk tales, and short story hardcover books comprising, L. Frank Baum, "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz", 2010, Ronald Dahl, "The Complete Tales Of The Unexpected And Other Stories", 2001, Ronald Dahl, The Best Of Ronald Dahl, "The BFG", "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory", "Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator", "James And The Giant Peach", "Matilda", and "The Witches", ( six volumes), 2002, Hans Christian Anderson, "The Complete Tales Of Hans Christian Anderson" (two volumes), 2005, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Fairy Tales Of The Brothers Grimm", 1996, Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Book" and "Just So Stories" (two volumes) 1992, Rudyard Kipling, "Kim", 2016, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, "The Little Prince" with commentary (two volumes), 2018, and Ronald Searle, "Slightly Foxed-But Still Desirable", 2015". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia.Approx. "The Fairy Tales Of The Brothers Grimm" h. 10", w. 7.5", d. 2".
• SCHEHERAZADE HN3835 - ROYAL DOULTON
  SCHEHERAZADE HN3835 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEFigure of the storyteller from 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Red, green, and lavender coloration; gilt accents. Signed and dated by Michael Doulton in gold. Royal Doulton backstamp. #RoyalDoulton #FableBeauties #Figurine #Scheherazade Artist: Pauline Parsons Issued: c. 1996 Dimensions: 5.75" L x 4.25" W x 10.5" H Edition Size: 289 of 1500 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• Pair of Chinese paintings with
  Pair of Chinese paintings with fairytale themes anonymous late 19th or early 20th century: 1) three scholars by a mountain retreat; 2) traveler on a water buffalo; each ink watercolor and gouache on silk 58 1/2 X 13 1/2 in. plus mounts Estimate $ 200-300 Some staining and wear.
• 3 vols. (Parrish, Maxfield,
  3 vols. (Parrish, Maxfield, illustrator): Wiggin, Kate Douglas; Smith, Nora A. The Arabian Nights. New York: Scribner's, 1909. 8vo, orig. black cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g., color pictorial cover label; moderately scuffed, occasional chipping to label. With 12 color plates, lettered tissue guards. Internally generally clean. Endpapers repaired, free endpapers mounted on modern sheet. 1st Parrish ed. * Hawthorne, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales. New York: Duffield, 1910. Lg. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt, pictorial color cover label; occasional edge wear, corners bumped, label scuffed. With 10 color plates, lettered tissue guards. Internally generally clean. Endpapers repaired, free endpapers mounted on modern sheets. 1st Parrish ed. * Palgrave, Francis Turner, editor. A Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics. New York: Duffield, 1911. Lg. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; occasionally scuffed. With 8 color plates, lettered tissue guards. Internally generally clean. Endpapers repaired, free endpapers mounted on modern sheets. 1st Parrish ed.
• Potter (Beatrix), several Frederick
  Potter (Beatrix), several Frederick Warne & Co. copies of Beatrix Potter Tales including The Tailor of Gloucester, The Tale of Pigling Bland (2), The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tale of Tom Kitten; together with Bannerman (Helen), The Story of Little Black Quibba, London: James Nisbett & Co. Ltd., 1903 (6)