Rumpelstiltskin, 606d, 1968

Rumpelstiltskin, 1968.  This is the 11th tale in the original Well Loved Tale series with, many would say, the scariest of all villains – brilliantly illustrated by Eric Winter. Many remember Rumpelstiltskin, in a rage, stamping his foot.  One of the scariest of the Ladybird villains, as I say.  But wasn’t the real villain of this tale the king?

This copy has matt boards and is in no better than fair to good condition because of heavy wear and scuffing to the edges and spine and a few marks to the preliminaries (see photos). That said, the reading pages are in good shape.  This copy dates from the 1970s and has an original price of 24p on the back.