About this title: We have all been enchanted, enthralled and even terrified by fairy tales, and no child is brought up without learning the story of Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood. The most popular tales have long histories, over which successive editors have not only shortened and sentimentalized them but also slanted them according to the demands of time. ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paladin
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780586083352ISBN:0586083359
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Granada, London
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780586083352ISBN:0586083359
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 25% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to charity. light wear to cover edges. and crease to front cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BCA
Date Published: 1975
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. The jacket is owrn along the edges. Previous owner bookplate. Binidng firm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192115591ISBN:0192115596
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"from Introduction, page 11: 'The magic in the tales (if magic is what it is) lies in people and creatures being shown to be what they really are.' Retellings and some background on classic fairy tales, color illustrations scattered throughout. A great resource."
"from Introduction, page 11: 'The magic in the tales (if magic is what it is) lies in people and creatures being shown to be what they really are.' Retellings and some background on classic fairy tales, color illustrations scattered throughout. A great resource."
"An interesting mini-survey of fairy tales throughout history. Although the stories' tradition is followed to faraway places in faraway times, the Opies unfortunately decide only to reprint the more well-known versions which most of us have undoubtedly already read. Extra points for not once veering into Freudian ridiculousness when discussing Red Riding-hood, et al."
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