Well Loved tales -Series 606d

This is the most sought after of series currently, as those children who originally loved these books now try to find them again for children and grand-children.

If you're not sure which version of these books you are looking for, have a look here: Which version of fairy tales?

First of all the much sought after original series from the 60s and 70s:
Here you'll find pictures of all 27 books in the original 606d series (first published between 1964 and 1974) Often these are slightly scruffier than other titles, having been very 'well-loved'.

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Well Loved Tales (606d) :: Ladybird Series Gallery

• Cinderella, 1964

  (Almost) everybody's favourite and ever harder to find   . This is the version where Cinderella (wearing a pink dress on the cover) attends 3 balls.
  Matt boards, 18p. Some rubbing on the spine and corners. Small scuff on cover but generally in Very Condition. Apart from neat name on endpaper nice and clean inside. £26.00

• Cinderella, 1964

  This copy has lost it's spine (now replaced with plain card). Matt boards, original price 15p, a child has coloured in the title on the front, put ticks on the back board and scribbled on the back endpaper, stuck a sticker on the front pastedown, written their name on the fep, coloured in the words on the title page and this colour has seeped through onto the first text page. But apart from that ... the main reading pages are in decent nick... Well at least the book is now affordable. £4.00

• The Elves and the Shoemaker, 1965

    Lam,   70p,   Excellent,   £6.00

• Sleeping Beauty, 1965

  Matt,   40p,   VG except for a neat but lengthy inscription on the ffep,   £6.00

• Sleeping Beauty, 1965

  Lam,   £99p,   Excellent,   £6.00

• Sleeping Beauty, 1965

  Lam,   £1.20p,   Mint,   £6.00

• Jack and the Beanstalk, 1965

    Matt,   Early edition (4th of 8 listed) 2/6, Tally 190,2-3 cms of paper loss head and foot of spine, Good-, £3.00

• Jack and the Beanstalk, 1965

    Matt,   15p, Tally 300, cracked spine, grubby board and stains on prelims, reading pages clean and tightly bound. £2.50

• The Three Little Pigs, 1965

    lam,   later design cover but original version inside,   70p,   Good-,   £2.50

• The Three Little Pigs, 1965

    Matt,   later design cover but original version inside,   50p,   Excellent condition,   £4.50

• Dick Whittington and his Cat, 1966

    Matt,   15p,   Good+, (pen marks on back board)   £3.00

• Dick Whittington and his Cat, 1966

    Matt, (later style green cover but inside original version)   60p,   Good/vG,   £2.50

• Dick Whittington and his Cat, 1966

    Matt, (later style green cover but inside original version)   60p,   vG+,   £3.00

• The Gingerbread Boy, 1966

    Matt,   30p, inscription on endpaper and the odd small blemish, Good+   £4.00

• The Gingerbread Boy, 1966

    Lam,   (later style green cover but inside original version) 99p,   Excellent,   £3.00

• The Gingerbread Boy, 1966

    Matt,   (later style green cover but inside original version) 60p,   Very Good,   £3.50

• The Little Red Hen, 1966

    Matt,   70p,   minor loss head and foot of spine else Very Good,   £3.00

• The Little Red Hen, 1966

    Lam,   70p,   crack to joint of back endpapers, else Very Good,   £3.00

• The Little Red Hen, 1966

    Matt,   24p,   well-rubbed spine and corners, else Good, £2.50

• The Princess and the Pea, 1967

      matt, Good,   £16.00

• Puss in Boots, 1967

    Lam,   85p,   Excellent,   £2.75

• Puss in Boots, 1967

    matt,   40p,   Very Good,   £3.00

• Rumpelstiltskin, 1968

    matt,   2/6,   Taly 200, Last listed (1st edition) front endpaper removed. Repair to spine & title page/page one, else good,  3.00

• Rumpelstiltskin, 1968

    matt,   15p,   Tally 240, fairly rubbed spine else Very Good, £5.00

• Beauty and the Beast, 1969

    matt, 18p, Tally 350, ticks to back board, the name 'Guy' on front board, scribbles to eps and a couple of closed tears on reading pages, else Good. £3.00

• The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen, 1968,1973

    Matt,   (later style cover but original 1968 contents),   50p,   Very Good ,   £3.50

• The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen, 1968,1973

    Lam,   (later style cover but original 1968 contents),   70p,  Good ,   £2.50

• Rapunzel, 1968

    matt,

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff, 1968

    Matt,   18p,   Tally 320,   Fair: cocked spine, well-rubbed spine and back boards, tear on free ep,   £2.50

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff, 1968

    Matt,   60p,   (later style cover but original Vera Southgate/Robert Lumley contents) VG+ £4.00

• The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, 1969

    Matt,   18p,   Tally 360,   Good-, 1 inch spine paper missing at foot,   £3.00

• The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, 1969

    Matt,   30p,   Good/Very Good, child's name on endpapers,   £4.50

• Snow White and Rose Red, 1969

    Matt, 24p,   Good/Very Good,   £10.00

• Chicken Licken, 1969

    Matt,   24p,   2" square strip of paper missing from top of spine and back board, else Good,   £3.00

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1969

    Matt,   18p,   Tally 350,   Good-, lots of scuffs on front board corner, but very nice and clean inside.   £4.00

• The Enormous Turnip, 1970

    Matt,   40p,   Good+,   £4.00

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 1971

  Matt,   60p,   later green boards but inside it's the original version, Good-, well rubbed spine and edges, slightly warped, but nice and clean inside.   £2.50

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 1971

  Matt,   60p,   later green boards but inside it's the original version, Very Good, some rubbing to spine.   £3.50

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 1971

  Lam,   85p,   later green boards but inside it's the original version, Very Good +,   £3.50

• The Magic Porridge Pot, 1971

    Matt,   30p,   A little edge wear and creases, nice and clean inside £5.00

• The Big Pancake, 1972

      Matt,   24p,   Good+ (nice and clean inside) £3.50

• The Big Pancake, 1972

      Matt,   24p,   Tally 350,   Good   heavily rubbed spine,(neat name on eps else nice and clean inside) £3.50

• Little Red Riding Hood, 1972

    Lam,   75p,   near mint,   £5.00

• Little Red Riding Hood, 1972

    Lam,   75p,   Good,   £3.00

• Little Red Riding Hood, 1972

    Matt,   60p,   Good+ (well rubbed at edges)   £3.80
  For Red Riding Hood/Goldilocks and the 3 Bears see series 413
  

• The Old Woman and her Pig, 1973

    Matt,   60p,   Good,   £4.00

• The Princess and the Frog, 1973

    Matt,   50p, (later style cover but original 1968 contents),   Good, (worn spine & a few small marks)   £3.00

• The Princess and the Frog, 1973

    Matt,   50p, (later style cover but original 1968 contents),   Very Good-     £4.00

• The Musicians of Bremen, 1974

    Matt,   30p,   Good (pen marks on boack boards, else Very Good)   £3.75

  Next the later, green covered versions published in late 70s and 80s

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• The Elves and the Shoemaker

• The Three Little Pigs, 1989

    Lam,   VG,   £2.50

• The Gingerbread Man, 1991

    Lam,   1.30,   Mint,   £2.50

• The Little Red Hen, 1986

    Lam,   1.20,   Mint,   £2.50

• The Princess and the Pea, 1979

    Matt,   40p   Fair/Good,   £1.00

• The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen, 1985

    Lam   85p,   Good,   £1.50

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff, 1987

    Lam,   99p,   Ex,   £2.50

• Chicken licken, 1981

    Lam   1.30,   VG+,   £2.50

• The Enormous Turnip, 1982

    Lam   90p,   VG   £3.00

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 1989

    Lam,   1.20 VG,   £2.50

• The Magic Porridge Pot, 1989

    Lam,   VG,   £2.00

• The Big Pancake, 1982

    Lam,   1.30,   Excellent,   £3.00

• The Ugly Duckling, 1979

    Lam,   75p,   Excellent,   £2.00

• The Ugly Duckling, 1979

    Matt,   30p,   Excellent,   £3.00

• The Emperor's New Clothes, 1980

    Lam,   1.30p,   Very Good,   £2.00

• Thumbelina, 1982

      Lam,   1.30,   VG++,   £2.50

• Town Mouse and Country Mouse, 1982

    Lam,   70p,   VG+,   £2.50

• The Tinder Box, 1984

    90p,   VG,   2.50

• The Twelve Dancing Princesses, 1987

    Lam,   1.20p,   VG+,   £3.00

• Sleeping Beauty, 1990

   

• Dick Whittington and his Cat, 1986

    Lam,   90p   nr Mint,   £3.00

• Rumpelstiltskin, 1986

    Lam,   1.20,   VG++,   £3.00

• Rapunzel, 1985

   

• The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, 1979

    Lam,   1.30,   VG,   £2.50

• Little Red Riding Hood, 1988

    Lam,   99p,   Excellent,   £3.00

• The Musicians of Bremen, 1982

    Matt,   60p,   G+,   £2.25

• Pinocchio, 1979

  Matt,   40p,   VG,   £2.50

• Pinocchio, 1979

  Matt,   50p,   pencil mark on front cover and small scuff on back else VG,   £1.50

• The Golden Goose, 1981

    Lam,   1.30,   Excellent,   £3.00

• Hansel and Gretel, 1982

   

• The Goose Girl, 1983

      Lam,   70p,   Good/VG,   £2.00

• The Goose Girl, 1983

    Matt,   60p,   Good+   £4.50

• Brave Little Tailor, 1983

  Lam,   70p,   VG+,   £2.50

• The Emperor and the Nightingale, 1987

    Good-   £1.00

• The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1985

    Lam,   90p,   Good,   £1.00

• Cinderella, 1981

    Lam,   80p,   Very Good,   £2.50

• Jack and the Beanstalk, 1982

    Lam,   Excellent,   £2.50

• Beauty and the Beast, 1980

    Lam,   1.30p,   VG,   £3.00

• Beauty and the Beast, 1980

    Matt,   50p,   Good,   £2.50

• Snow White and Rose Red, 1979

    Lam,   1.30,   VG,   £2.00

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1980

    Lam,   85p,   VG+,   £2.00

• The Princess and the Frog, 1986

   

• Tom Thumb, 1979

    Matt,   40p,   Good,   £1.00

• Tom Thumb, 1979

    Matt,   50p,   Very Good+,   £2.00

• The Little Mermaid, 1980

    Lam,   1.20,   VG,   £2.00

• The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1983

    Lam,   70p,   VG,   £2.00

• The Snow Queen, 1983

    Lam,   75p,   VG+,   £3.00

• The Wizard of Oz, 1984

    Lam,   VG,   £2.50

• The Firebird, 1984

    Lam,   75p,   crack in eps else Fine,   £3.50

• Peter and the Wolf, 1988

    Lam,   90p   excellent, £3.00