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The Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€3,273.60€2,946.24
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1889. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". H. J. Ford; G. P. Jacomb Hood. A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and many in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'The Blue Fairy Book' is the first book in Lang's influential 'Fairy Book' series.This blue volume contains fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy, Arabian Nights, and Norwegian folktales.Arguably the blue volume contains the best known fairy tales, such as 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood', 'Cinderella', 'Aladdin', 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Hansel and Gretel', and more.Andrew Lang is best known for these collections of fairy tales, and was an avid collector of folk and fairy tales. He was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and George Percy Jacomb-Hood. Ford is a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. Sixteen pages of adverts to the rear.Bookplate of Gregory Paul Franks to the front paste down. Gift inscription to the recto of the frontispiece, 'Ursula Kentish Wright, Xmas 1897, From Aunt Mary + Uncle Tom'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded and discoloured. Minor rubbing to the spine and extremities, and very light rubbing to the gilt to the front board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few small marks to the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional scattered spot. Gift inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Small closed tear to the tail of page 1/2. Very Good
Synopsis
The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.First published in 1889, The Blue Fairy Bookis the 1st volume in this series.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 887P18
- Title
- The Blue Fairy Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Illustrator
- H. J. Ford; G. P. Jacomb Hood
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Blue Fairy Book andrew lang brothers grimm h. j. ford andrew lang
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
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- A.N.
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