Books with author Ruth Manning- Sanders

Manning-Sanders, Ruth. A Book of Giants. Text illustrations by Robin Jacques. London, Pan Books Ltd., 1972. 12.5 x 19cm. 126 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear, spine sunned. [A Piccolo Book]. Nobody knows who first told the story of Jack and the Beanstalk: all the stories in this book are very old. Eighteen witty and spell-binding stories of giants who turn people to stone, pull up trees, flatten thunderbolts into pancakes, cast spells and take little tables out of their ears! [From jacket notes]

This Book of Mermaids has 16 chapter stories taken from 11 different nations-- Sven and Lilli; The Lost Prince; The Three Mermaids; Rake Up!; The Kingdom of Ocean; Margrette; Long John and the Mermaid; The Magical Flute; The Comb, the Flute, and the Spinning Wheel; The Magic Lake; The Untidy Mermaid; The Groach of the Isle of Lok; The Geese and the Golden Chain; Merman Rosmer; The Lake Maiden; The Four Abdallahs. First American Edition 1968, charmingly illustrated by Robin Jacques.

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