By Andrew Lang
Collins Clear-Type Press   London and Glasgow
9" by 7" 8-112pp
The vibrantly illustrated scarce first edition of Andrew Lang's charming collection of fairy tales.
By Andrew Lang

1907 Tales of a Fairy Court

Collins Clear-Type Press   London and Glasgow
9" by 7" 8-112pp
The vibrantly illustrated scarce first edition of Andrew Lang's charming collection of fairy tales.
£175.00
: 1kgs / : 930F62

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Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A scarce first edition.

Illustrated throughout in colour to each leaf. With twelve full page colour plates by A. A. Dixon, including the title page. Collated, complete.

A collection of seven short stories set in fairy courts, including 'King Grognio's Adventure', 'Prince Prigio's Falcon', and 'The False Waiting-Maid'.

The work of Scottish folk and fairy tale collector Andrew Lang.

In a scarce red variant of the publisher's original binding.

Condition

In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Back strip and front board perimeters age toned. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Internally, binding lightly strained. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd handling mark.

Very Good

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