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Aesop's Fables/Arabian Nights.
(Grosset & Dunlap, 1963)
Identical with another book in the collection except that this volume is bound rear end to rear end and upside down with Arabian Nights! Alphabetical list at the book's front. Very few drawings, and they are not superior. ...
First Fairy Tales
(C.E. Merrill BooksCharles E. Merrill, 1964)
A ho-hum simple children's version of stories that include GGE and A Hard Lesson (MSA). The latter is interesting in that the miller learns the lesson and expresses it to his son. The illustrations are simple. It ...
The Tall Book of Nursery Tales
(Artists and writers guild inc., Harper and brothers, [distributors]Harper & Row, 1944)
This book may be notable mostly for its unusual shape and for the variation of colored and black-and-white illustrations, which are uninspired. Includes TMCM, MM, BW, FC, TH, LM, and GGE. This Midway edition may be the ...
Bed-Time Nursery Book
(Whitman, 1944)
A war-time production, including an amazing melange. In it are TMCM, CP, and LM. The paper is cheap. The Cunning Crow introduces a little girl, surprised at finding her pitcher half-full of rocks!
Ten Treasured Tales
(distributed exclusively by the American Crayon Co., 1943)
Aesop comes in for three short tales: BW, DS, and TH. Their source seems to be (More than 30 of) American Childhood's Best Books ('42). The first and the last get one black-and-yellow drawing each. Note the end-papers: ...
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature.
(Grosset & Dunlap, 1955)
A real steal. This is a huge collection of material, with delightful illustrations. Aesop is featured in three different sections, with illustrations from Billinghurst, Artzybasheff, and Kredel. A treasure of a book.
The Family Treasury of Children's Stories.
(Doubleday and Company, 1956)
Aesop gets a dozen pages and some rather standard illustrations for a dozen stories--along with two from LaFontaine. I do not see much value here beyond the recognition Aesop gets as a standard children's author.
Favorite Stories Old and New
(Doubleday, 1942)
The fable section (403) remains unchanged from the previous listing in this second edition. The book comes out much fatter!
The Faber Storybook (hardbound)
(Faber and Faber, 1961)
Comparison with the paperback version (1961/72/86) which I had found previously reveals some differences. This hardbound edition has a nice colored picture of Aesop between 204 and 207 and a picture on 216 of the wolf ...
Famous Folk Tales to Read Aloud
(Wonder Books, 1961)
Two things strike me in this rather worn little book: the attempt to fit the tales to a listening audience, and the attempt to make them contemporary. Characters are given names, and older professions and circumstances ...