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1904 The Brown Fairy Book : Andrew Lang : Fairy Tales : 1st Edition
1904 The Brown Fairy Book : Andrew Lang : Fairy Tales : 1st Edition
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The Brown Fairy Book
Edited by Andrew Lang
With Eight Colour Plates and Numerous Drawings by H. J. Ford
Published by Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1904. First Edition. Hardback, 8vo, decorative brown cloth binding, gilt to all page edges, brown and silver endpapers, pp xiii, 350. Wonderfully illustrated with 8 colour plates by H. J. Ford and with numerous illustrations also by Ford.
CONDITION
A very good, bright copy of the first edition. The cloth binding is very good with sharp corners and the gilt decoration remaining bright. Endpapers very good and inner joints sound and with no craking. No writing or names to the book. All contents present and pages very clean and fresh throughout. Overall a fine copy. Although copies are not too difficult to find, they are in this condition. A true collector's item.
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish folklorist, poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. His 12 Fairy Books are among the most sought-after children's book of all time.
Edited by Andrew Lang
With Eight Colour Plates and Numerous Drawings by H. J. Ford
Published by Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1904. First Edition. Hardback, 8vo, decorative brown cloth binding, gilt to all page edges, brown and silver endpapers, pp xiii, 350. Wonderfully illustrated with 8 colour plates by H. J. Ford and with numerous illustrations also by Ford.
CONDITION
A very good, bright copy of the first edition. The cloth binding is very good with sharp corners and the gilt decoration remaining bright. Endpapers very good and inner joints sound and with no craking. No writing or names to the book. All contents present and pages very clean and fresh throughout. Overall a fine copy. Although copies are not too difficult to find, they are in this condition. A true collector's item.
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish folklorist, poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. His 12 Fairy Books are among the most sought-after children's book of all time.
The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
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