First USA edition. 112pp, with colour illustrations throughout. Puce cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Blue endpapers. 4to. Cloth a little rounded at corners and spine ends, slightly rubbed at spine ends and perhaps a tad faded. Gift inscription inked into front free endpaper else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original laminated, illustrated dust wrapper, price clipped, a little bumped at edges and very slightly shelf worn.
A collection of magical tales drawn from different cultures from Africa to Australia, the British Isles and Asia (and including one original modern story).
