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Ladybird Series 606D: Well-Loved Tales

The 27 original Well-Loved Tales retold by Vera Southgate, 1964 to 1974, beginning with Cinderella. The later titles of 1979 to 1988, and the re-illustrated versions of the originals, are separate editions and are not listed yet.

Books

27

Numbers

1 to 27

Published

1964 to 1974

The complete set

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No.TitleYearValue
1 Cinderella FirstVera Southgate 1964 –
2 The Elves and the Shoemaker FirstVera Southgate 1965 –
3 Sleeping Beauty FirstVera Southgate 1965 –
4 Jack and the Beanstalk FirstVera Southgate 1965 –
5 The Three Little Pigs FirstVera Southgate 1965 –
6 Dick Whittington and his Cat FirstVera Southgate 1966 –
7 The Gingerbread Boy FirstVera Southgate 1966 –
8 The Little Red Hen FirstVera Southgate 1966 –
9 The Princess and the Pea (Well-Loved Tales) FirstVera Southgate 1967 –
10 Puss in Boots FirstVera Southgate 1967 –
11 Rumpelstiltskin (Easy Reading Books) FirstVera Southgate 1968 –
12 Beauty and the Beast FirstVera Southgate 1968 –
13 The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen FirstVera Southgate 1968 –
14 Rapunzel FirstVera Southgate 1968 –
15 The Three Billy Goats Gruff FirstVera Southgate 1968 –
16 The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids FirstVera Southgate 1969 –
17 Snow White and Rose Red FirstVera Southgate 1969 –
18 Chicken Licken FirstVera Southgate 1969 –
19 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs FirstVera Southgate 1969 –
20 The Enormous Turnip FirstVera Southgate 1970 –
21 Goldilocks and the Three Bears FirstVera Southgate 1971 –
22 The Magic Porridge Pot FirstVera Southgate 1971 –
23 The Big Pancake FirstVera Southgate 1972 –
24 Little Red Riding Hood FirstVera Southgate 1972 –
25 The Old Woman and her Pig FirstVera Southgate 1973 –
26 The Princess and the Frog FirstVera Southgate 1973 –
27 The Musicians of Bremen FirstVera Southgate 1974 –
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