The Third Armada Monster Book

Overview:

• Title: The Third Armada Monster Book
• Author: R. Chetwynd-Hayes
• Year: 1977
• ISBN-10: 0006912567
• Publisher: Armada / Fontana Books
• Price: £0.40
• Pages: 125
• Binding: Paperback
• Type: Anthology
• Title Reference: The Third Armada Monster Book
• Notes:
  • The Third Armada Monster Book was first published in the U.K. in 1977 by Fontana Books.
  • No printing month or printing number line in book.
  • "Edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes" on title page.
  • "Illustrated by Peter Archer" on copyright page. No signatures found. Art is keyed to the story that frames it in book.
  • Cover artist not credited in book. Signature not found. Art is wraparound.
  • 'Acknowledgments page' with copyright data follows ToC. Dates other than 1977 determined by investigation of that data and noted below.
  • The Three Golden Apples by Nathaniel Hawthorne has "Edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes" below author. This title not listed on "Acknowledgements page". This is supposed to come from A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls which may be dated to the Ticknor and Fields edition, Boston, 1865. It is out of copyright and since it is "edited" is dated to this publication.
  • The Story of the Three Young Shepherds is from A Book of Monsters, 1976 with contents at wikipedia.
  • The Story of Giant Dumpling and How He Became a Hero is from Giant Kippernose, and other stories published in 1972 Deutsch, London.
  • Twelve Great Black Cats and the Red One is from Twelve great black cats and other Eerie Scottish tales published by Dutton, New York, 1971.
  • 01256 on bottom spine.
  • "3rd Armada Monster Book" on front cover and spine.
  • Other pricing: Australia A$1.00; New Zealand NZ$1.20; Canada pricing C95¢
  • LCCN: No author/title record found.
  • OCLC: "edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes / illustrated by Peter Archer."