The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature [B1165]

1955 HC in Slip Case in nice (although certainly not perfect) clean condition (see photos for condition & lists of titles & authors). Time-tested favorites from hundreds of the world's most popular children's books have been selected and assembled in this one-volume library. Contents include: 49 Famous Stories, 20 Fables and Legends. A Complete Picture ABC. 44 Best-loved Fairy Tales. 50 Mother Goose Rhymes. and 79 Favorite Childhood Poems. NOTE: Many are just excerpts) There are additionally more than 550 colorful illustrations, each a faithful reproduction of the work of a world-famous artist.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "The contents seem to be the same as in my original version (which, sadly, I've lost somewhere along the way). I loved this book as a child, and I'm enjoying reading it all over again, sometimes with tears in my eyes. If you have children or grandchildren, I recommend this book."; "Completely fabulous in every way. Begins very simply, and gets more sophisticated as it goes along (e.g. nursery rhymes at the front, excerpt from Dickens at the back!). Beautifully illustrated with the original illustrations. I would begin at the beginning, and read as far as I could before it seemed too challenging, until eventually I found I could read everything, and then I would bounce around among my favorites. Probably my single most favorite book of my childhood."; "I have owned this book since I was about 6 years old. I still have it now at age 62. I love the illustrations. The poems. The Brownies poems and illustrations. My favorite story was the Little Match Girl. Great memories."; "Even after almost sixty five years, this is still one of the best anthologies for children ever published. Unlike many more modern ones, it has things in it that will appeal to slightly older children as well as younger ones. Wonderful illustrations, too. While it may not have as many in full color as a modern book might, it does have some in full color, and the two-tone ones are highly attractive as well. What I particularly like about the illustrations is that they have been taken from the originals by artists such as Arthur Rackham and Jessie Willcox Smith rather than being commissioned especially for the book. I had a copy as a child, but it was read to pieces over the years. A few years back I picked up a copy in excellent condition, and still with it's original slip case, and had fun reading it all over again."; "Timeless. It was read to me growing up. I read it to my children. I am now reading it to my grandchildren."