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    By Andrew Lang [ed.]
    London   Longmans, Green and Co
    8" by 6" viii [3], 2-360pp
    A lovely later example of the Pink Fairy Book, from Andrew Lang's popular and richly illustrated series of fairy tales. Illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
    By Andrew Lang [ed.]

    1941 The Pink Fairy Book

    London   Longmans, Green and Co
    8" by 6" viii [3], 2-360pp
    A lovely later example of the Pink Fairy Book, from Andrew Lang's popular and richly illustrated series of fairy tales. Illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
    £98.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 984F40
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    Description

    Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    First published in 1897, this is a charming 1940s edition of Lang's popular work.

    The fifth book from Andrew Lang's popular and richly illustrated Fairy Book series.

    Beautifully illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator praised for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, full paged engravings, and vignette illustrations.

    The pink volume contains stories from Sicilian, Scandinavian, and Japanese folklore. Including 'The Snow-Queen', 'The Cunning Shoemaker', 'The Merry Wives', 'The Sprig of Rosemary', 'The House in the Wood', 'The Goblin and the Grocer', and more.

    Written by Scottish poet, novelist and critic, Andrew Lang, who was an avid collector of folk and fairy tales. He is best known for this important and decorative series of Fairy Books.

    Former owner's inscription and bookplate, dated 1959, to front pastedown.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light fading to back strip and to fore edge of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light handling marks to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

    Very Good

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