Buy this book on-line various - Stories selected and introduced by Anna Trenter: : A FAVOURITE TREASURY of CHILDREN'S STORIESLONDON.VIKING/PUFFIN,1998. ISBN 0670881503.
UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj, 1st edn thus. [Originally published 1996,this edition has brand new reillustrations from the major artists; plus a ROALD DAHL lost chapter from 'Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.']FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj (£25.00).Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Ian Beck illustrated dw/dj - design repeated to laminated boards - with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - a couple of tiny,tiny closed tears/nicks to bottom edge of dw/dj.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine.Colour pictorial
illustrated laminated boards with immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,viiipp+1-309pp [paginated] includes colour vignette illustrated half-title page,similar title page,contents list,colour vignette illustrated foreword,36 stories/extracts from longer fiction,by various authors with various illustrators; profuse part+ full-page colour+b/w illus throughout the text and the book,and an author index to rear.
A Favourite Treasury of Children's Stories is packed with the very best authors and illustrators.Some stories are complete in themselves,others are extracts guaranteed to send children rushing to read the originals.
From perennial favourites such as 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' and 'The Wind in the Willows' to modern classics like 'The Once and Future King','The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe' and 'The Worst Witch',the treasury has something for everyone.Also included is a rare treat: a lost chapter from Roald Dahl's children's best-seller 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', wonderfully illustrated by Quentin Blake. Most of the stories in this collection have been lavishly re-illustrated in full colour.Quentin Blake,Pauline Baynes and Shirley Hughes are just some of the major artists who have contributed brand new illustrations.The diverse mix of glowing colours and individual styles adds to the Treasury's vibrant appeal.
This compact library of classic tales, extracts and pictures is a perfect introduction to quality children's writing.It is a must for every family bookshelf.
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