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1894 The Yellow Fairy Book
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition. 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, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and in-text engravings.
Collated, complete.
The fourth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series.
This yellow volumes contains stories mostly hailing from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen.
Containing 'Thumbelina', 'How to tell a True Princess', 'The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus', 'Story of the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Seven-Headed Serpent', 'The Six Swans', 'The Dragon of the North', and more.
Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, cloth is a little discoloured and marked, as is usual to see with this volume. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in a little loss of cloth. Gilt to the spine and front board have faded. Front hinge is strained, rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, binding is strained in places, with a few pages working loose. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Ink mark to the margin of the first few pages. Small part of the head of the half-title has been excised.
Good
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