John Patience Hardcover Books [Fairy Treasure Trove, 2x Dumpies, Rip Van Winkle]

by John Patience

$71 · Offered by eBay · No longer available

First edition

John Patience illustrated children’s book bundle featuring 4 vintage-style picture/story books with fairy tales, fantasy adventure and classic storytelling. Includes A Fairy Tale Treasure Trove, The Dumpies: The Edge of the World, The Dumpies: Lost in Space, and Rip Van Winkle. A charming illustrated bundle for fans of John Patience artwork, fairy tale collections, classic children’s stories, fantasy adventures, bedtime reading and nostalgic children’s books. A Fairy Tale Treasure Trove features a colourful collection-style presentation of fairy tale characters and classic fantasy imagery, while The Dumpies titles offer imaginative illustrated adventures. Rip Van Winkle adds a classic tale retelling to the bundle, making this a varied John Patience lot with strong vintage children’s book appeal. Great for collectors of illustrated children’s books, fairy tale books, John Patience books, vintage picture books, bedtime story collections, classroom libraries, family reading or replacing missing childhood favourites. Pre-owned condition with normal signs of age, reading, shelf wear and handling. Books may show cover wear, edge wear, corner wear, page tanning, inscriptions, marks, creasing or other age-related wear. The Edge of the World has a small message written on the inside cover (pictured). The Rip Van Winkle book had a plastic wrap that was removed and torn some of the edge artwork on the front and back internal page (pictured).Please review all photos carefully as they for

• Publisher: Peter Haddock
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0710504667
• Condition: Good

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