storyteller 1 set
Story Teller 1 (Marshall Cavendish)

Partwork published by Marshall Cavendish Series in 26 parts

Magnificent, much sought after series of classic stories for children, narrated by celebrities. There's a cult following for these.

The condition is not always perfect, especially with the earliest ones. We try to reflect this in the options and price. In some cases, the storybooks may be in good condition but the colouring-in pages have been spoiled or removed. If these pages are important to you, it's probably best to enquire first. Where more than one is available, we will always choose the item which, in our opinion, is in best condition. Tapes are increasingly unreliable these days. Therefore, with the copyright owner's permission, for every original tape purchased, we will always include, free of charge, a backup CD or DVD with files for each tape in MP3 format, with good sound quality.

Each issue contains a rich mixture of classical and original stories, with specially commissioned illustrations from some of the best artists working in children's books at the time (early 80s). All the recordings come to life with the voices of well-known actors and actresses bringing their own unique style to the performances. A running serial ensures interest is kept across all the issues.

The storybook with colouring pages adds charm to the series. We have priced this separately from the cassette tape as some customers do not require both.

For ease of identification, we give the title of just the classic fairy story, though each issue has actually six or seven separate stories. We also give one or two of the narrators, as they appear. For information, the figures in brackets after each option give the current stock level.  If we have neither storybook nor cassette, the listing is usually suspended. If an issue number appears but there's no basket, it's usually a sign that item is unavailable.

If the availability figure for an item shows zero (0), this means we are out of stock at the present time.

Updated December 2011

 

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1: The Emperor's New Clothes

Scuffing to spine. Colouring pages present but have been started neatly

Side one:-
Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat (10.20, Sheila Hancock)
The Hare and the Tortoise (3.16, Bernard Cribbins)
The Shoe Tree (9.38, Sheila Hancock)
Side Two:-
The Emperor's New Clothes (10.15, Bernard Cribbins)
The Red Nightcaps (2.59, Marise Hepworth)
Aldo (3.06, Robert Powell, Nigel Lambert and John Brewer)
The Forest Troll (4.53, Nigel Lambert)

Rare to find magazine in good condition

2: The Elves and the Shoemaker

side one:-
the elves & the shoemaker (5.03) read by brian blessed
master tiger (7.13) read by nigel lambert
aldo (2.11): robert powell, nigel lambert, john green and john brewer
the last slice of rainbow (9.03): sheila hancock

side two:-
gobbolino, the ship's cat (10.02): sheila hancock
the greedy fox (1.48): brian blessed
sinbad and the valley of diamonds (7.20): brian blessed
bring on the clowns! (1.34): nigel lambert

3: Hansel & Gretel

Susannah York, Dermot Crowley

4: The Princess and the Pea

Roy Hudd, Nigel Lambert, Tina Jones

5: Rapunzel

George Layton, Haley Mills

6: Beauty and the Beast

Hywell Bennett, Patricia Brake

7: The Snow Queen

Liza Goddard, Nigel Pegram

8: The Goose that laid the Golden Egg

Carole Boyd, Joss Ackland

9: The Pied Piper

Nigel Lambert, Carole Boyd, Robert Powell

10: The Three Wishes

Joanna Lumley, Mick Ford

11: Sleeping Beauty

Ian Lavender, David Graham, Joanna Lumley

12: The Gingerbread Man

Una Stubbs, Ian Lavender

13: The Tinder-Box

Sian Phillips, Floella Benjamin, George Layton

Binder for Volume 1 (0)

Has split on the inside but have been repaired

14: Cinderella

Dianna Rigg, Dermot Crowley, Ian Lavender

15: The Three Little Pigs

Morag Hood, Lionnel Jeffries, Kay Parks

16: Puss in Boots

Tommy Eytle, Judy Geeson, Ian Lavender

17: Can You Keep a Secret?

Tom Baker, Carole Boyd

18: The Frog Prince

Denise Bryer, Steven Pacey, Gemma Craven

19: Jack & The Beanstalk

Brian Blessed, John Baddeley, Carole Boyd

20: Rumpelstiltskin

21: The Bold Little Taylor

Michael Hordern, Nigel Lambert, Denise Bryer

22: Eleven Wild Swans

23: Goldilocks

Gay Soper, Annette Crosbie, David Ashford

24: The Little Tin Soldier

Iam Holm, John Brewer, Carole Boyd

25: The Happy Prince

Tim Curry, Denise Bryer, Tina Jones

26: Thumbelina

Liza Goddard, Dermot Crowley, Nigel Lambert

Binder for Volume 2

Has split on the inside but has been repaired

Story Teller 2 Preview (1)

The Wind in the Willows

storybook alone; rare

Some damage to front cover

Story Teller 1 set of tapes

26 tapes in original carry case

Tapes 1-26 with all inserts in red carry case. The carrycase is the design that has a black plastic tape tray. The original tray broke so has been replaced with one which holds more than 26 tapes.

No sticker

 

ST1/Cassette card insert (each)

Selection available

1(2), 2(0),3(3),4(0),5 (4),6(4), 7(4), 8(6), 9(2),10(2),11(5),12(1),13(1),14(3), 15(4), 16(2), 17(4), 18,(3), 19(3), 20 (2), 21(3),22 (1), 23(0), 24 (2),25 (3), 26 (1)

 

Please put number of inserts you require in box and leave message to say which ones you require.

(0) does mean none available