The list below contains links to 19th- and early 20th-century editions of folktales published in the US and/or UK that have been digitized and can be viewed online (and often downloaded as page images). Entries usually show the short title of tale, publisher, date, collection. Chronological arrangement within each listing.
Order of listings: Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty
Second section: Ali Baba,
Beauty and the Beast,
Bluebeard,
Bremen Town Musicians,
Chicken Little -- see Henny Penny,
Diamonds and
Toads, Frog Prince,
Henny Penny/Chicken Little,
Jack
and the Beanstalk,
Puss in Boots,
Rapunzel,
Rumpelstiltskin,
Snow White and Rose
Red,, Snow White
and the Seven Dwarves, Three Bears (Goldilocks),
Three Pigs,
Ugly Duckling,
White Cat,
Yellow Dwarf,
Unsuccessful searches so far (i.e., no entries): Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella (Cooperstown: Phinney, 1834?) [Rosetta]
Cinderella (London: Catnach, 1840) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella [in 2-in-1 w/ Red Riding Hood] (London: Dean & Son, 1877) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella and the Little Glass Slipper (London: Nimmo, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella (New York: McLoughlin, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella, il. Andre (New York: McLoughlin, ca1888) (Young Folks Ser.) [Villanova]
Cinderella (New York: White & Allen, ca1889) [Baldwin - UF]
Surprising Adventures of Cinderella, il. Will Gibbons. (London: Griffith, Farran, ca1889) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella (New York: McLoughlin, 1893) (Sunshine Series) [Baldwin - UF]**
Cinderella (New York: McLoughlin, 1896) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella (New York: McLoughlin, 1897) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella [w/ Puss in Boots & another] - il. Walter Crane (London: John Lane, ca1897) [Baldwin - UF]
Cinderella (London: Foulis, 1924) [Oldenburg]
Cinderella (London: Diggens/Tabart, 1807) (only two illus) [Baldwin - UF]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
Surprising Adventures of Cinderilla [sic] ( J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [1820?])
Cinderella (facsimile of Carey, 1800)
The History of Cinderella (Walker, 1813-37?)
Sleeping Beauty (New York: McLoughlin, ca1870) [Pantomime Toy Book] [Baldwin - UF]
*Sleeping Beauty (New York: McLoughlin, ca1870) [Hop 'o My Thumb series] (Hop 'o My Thumb series) [deGrummond - USM]
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood (London: Routledge, ca1870) [Routedge Shilling Toy Books] [Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty (London: Routledge, ca1875) [Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty (New York: McLoughlin, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF] (with Bluebeard and another tale)
Sleeping Beauty (New York: McLoughlin, ca187?) (Little Dot Series) [Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty (New York: McLoughlin, ca1880) (Fairy Moonbeam series) [deGrummond - USM]
Sleeping Beauty, il. Brenneman. (London: Gibbings, 1889) [Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty, il. Paterson (London: Ward, ca1890) (with Cinderella and Snow White)[Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty (NY: Graham, n.d. [ca1880?]) [Baldwin - UF]
Sleeping Beauty [with Red Riding Hood], il. John R. Neill (New York: Reilly & Britton, 1908) [deGrummond - USM]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood (ca1840?)
The Sleeping Beauty (Guthrie)
Ali Baba. Il. Walter Crane (London: Routledge, 1873) [Baldwin - UF]
Ali Baba (NY: McLoughlin, 1889) [Baldwin - UF]
Ali Baba (London: Dent, 1895) [Baldwin - UF]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
The Forty Thieves" (Clarke)
Beauty and the Beast (NY: Loomis, 1855) [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (London: Blackie & Son, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (Edinburgh: Gail & Inglis, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (Chicago: Conkey, 1896) [w/ Cinderella] [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (Chicago: Conkey, 1897) [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (NY: White & Allen, ca1890) [Baldwin - UF]
Beauty and the Beast (London: Darnton, n.d.) [ICDL]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
The History of Beauty and the Beast (Keys, ca1840-45?)
Bluebeard - il Walter Crane (New York: Routledge, 1875) [Baldwin - UF]
Bluebeard (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF] (with Sleeping Beauty and another tale)
Bluebeard (New York: Routledge, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Bluebeard (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1890) [Rosetta]
Bluebeard (Philadelphia: Adams, 1804) (limited illustrations) [Baldwin - UF]
Diamonds and Toads (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1870) [deGrummond - USM]
Diamonds and Toads (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1875) [Baldwin - UF]
Diamonds and Toads (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1886) [deGrummond - USM]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
Diamonds and Toads (Brandard, ca1810)
Golden Goose il. L. Leslie Brooke (London: Warne, ca1900) [Internet Archive]
Also at
ICDL [with two other stories]
Golden Goose (New York: Macmillan, 1928) [Rosetta]
No items located
Remarkable Story
of Chicken Little (Boston: Degen, Estes, & Co., ca1865-71) [IA]
Adventures of Henny
Penny and Her Friends (NY: McLoughlin, ca1899) [USF]
Three Little Kittens [and]
Chicken Little by Mara Pratt-Chadwick (Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1905) [IA]
Henny Penny il. Frederick Richardson (Philadelphia: Winston, 1918) [UWM]
The Story of Chicken Little by Kenneth
Graham Duffield (Philadelphia: Altemis, 1921) [GB]
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1875) [Baldwin - UF]
Jack (London: Darnton, 1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1888) [Baldwin - UF]
Jack, Il. Andre (New York: McLoughlin, 1888) [Villanova]
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1888) [deGrummond - USM]
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1897) [Kriss Kringle series] [Rosetta]
Another copy deGrummond
Jack (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1897) [deGrummond - USM]
Jack (London: Langfier, 1899) [Baldwin - UF]
No pre-1920 books found with page images; see Little Red -- U. S. Editions for bibliography
Puss in Boots (NY: Hewett, 1855) [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1860s) [deGrummond - USM]
Another copy [Wayne State] [
Puss in Boots (NY: Hurd & Houghton, 1865) [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (London: Low & Marston, 1866) [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1870) [Hop o' My Thumb series]
[deGrummond - USM]
also at Rosetta
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1880) [Home series] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (New York: McLoughlin, 1880) [Aunt Louisa's big picture series] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (New York: McLoughlin, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (Cincinnati: Thompson, ca1880) [Sugar Plum series] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (NY: International Art, ca1880) [Sunbeam series] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (New York: McLoughlin, 1888) [deGrummond - USM]
Puss in Boots. Il. Andre (New York: McLoughlin, 1888)
[Baldwin - UF]
Another copy
Puss in Boots, il Andre (New York: McLoughlin, 1888) [Villanova]
Puss in Boots - il Walter Crane (New York: Routledge, n.d.) [Rosetta]
Another
copy of Crane illustrations (better quality) - Chris Mullen’s The Visual Telling of Stories
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1897) [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1897) [different edition from above] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (London: Warne, ca1880) [Aunt Louisa's toy books] [Baldwin - UF]
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1900) (Hop 'o My Thumb series) [Rosetta]
Puss in Boots (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, c1907) [deGrummond - USM]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
Rapunzel (Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe, ca1950?) [Baldwin - UF]
Rumpelstiltskin, il Halkett (London: Thomas De La Rue & Co. 1882) [Baldwin - UF]
Rose Red (London: Tuck, ca1890) [Baldwin - UF]
Rose Red ( New York: McLoughin, 1899) [Baldwin - UF]
Snow White (London: Ward, ca1890) (with Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty)[Baldwin - UF]
Snow White (NY: McLoughlin, 1883) (in Tales of the Fairy World; begins pg. 58)
Three bears (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1850) [Fairy moonbeam's series]
[Baldwin - UF]
Another edition
[Baldwin - UF]
Three Bears [in Little Red Riding Hood Picture Book] (London: Routledge, ca1865) [deGrummond - USM]
Three bears (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1870) [May Bells series] [Baldwin - UF]
Three bears - il. Walter Crane (London: Routledge, 1873) [Baldwin - UF]
Three bears (London: Nister, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Three bears - il. Andre (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1888) [Baldwin - UF]
Three bears, il. Andre (NY: McLoughlin, 1888) [Villanova] [Baldwin - UF]
Three bears (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1892)
[Little kitten series] [Baldwin - UF]
Also at Rosetta
And at
deGrummond - USM
Three bears (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1893) [Sunshine series] [Baldwin - UF] (variant of 1892 edition)
Three bears (New York: Graham, ca1900) [Rosetta]
Story of the three bears (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1899) [Baldwin - UF]
Denslow's three bears - il. W. W. Denslow (NY: Dillingham, 1903)
[Baldwin - UF]
Also at Library of Congress (links to pdf and page images)
Three bears (London: Tuck, ca1900) [Father Tuck's
Play and Pleasure Series]
[Baldwin - UF]
Three bears (NY: Saalfield, ca1900) [Baldwin - UF]
Three Bears il. L. Leslie Brooke (London: Warne, 1905) [Internet Archive]
Also in
Golden Goose Book w/ 3 other stories] [ICDL]
Three Tiny Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1850) [deGrummond - USM]
Story of the Three Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1880) [deGrummond - USM]
Three Pigs (London: Dean, ca1880) [Baldwin - UF]
Story of the Three Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1880) [deGrummond - USM]
Story of the Three Little Pigs [May Bells series] (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1880) [deGrummond - USM]
Story of the Three Tiny Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1880-90) [deGrummond - USM]
Three Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1890) [Baldwin - UF]
Three Pigs (London: Tuck, ca1890?) [Baldwin - UF]
Three Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, 1892) [Baldwin - UF]
Three Pigs. Il. L. Leslie Brooke (New York: Warne, 1904) [LC}
Also at Internet Archive
Three Little Pigs (Chicago: Donohue, 1918) [Rosetta]
Story of the Three Little Pigs (Springfield, MA: McLoughlin, ca1930) [Rosetta]
Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty [with Sleeping Beauty], il. John R. Neill (New York: Reilly & Britton, 1908) [deGrummond - USM]
Little Red Riding Hood Picture Book (London: Routledge, ca1865) [deGrummond - USM]
Red Riding Hood, il. Andre (New York: McLoughlin, 1888) [Villanova]
Red Riding Hood (New York: Platt & Munk, ca1920) [Rosetta]
Red Riding Hood (London: Dean, 1907)[Oldenburg]
Chapbooks (McGill University Library, Montreal)
Little Red Riding Hood (London, ca1840?)
Little Red Riding Hood (Kendrew, ca1810-41?)
Baldwin Library Collection of Historical Children's Literature -- University of Florida
deGrummond Collection -- University of Southern Mississippi
Library of Congress, Rare Books
Rosetta Project -- Children's Books Online
International Children's Digital Library
curriculum Collection -- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee [UWM]
Ramsey Collection -- Wayne State U
Last updated January 2017