Lang, Andrew

The Blue Fairy Book. 1889, number 44 of 113 copies, illustrations by J.J. Ford and G.P. Jacomb Hood, bookplates, some spotting; The Red Fairy Book. 1890, number 47 of 113 copies, illustrations by H. J. Ford and Lancelot Speed, original glassine, tears and some loss to glassine; The Yellow Fairy Book. 1894, number 4 of 140 copies, illustrations by H.J. Ford, bookplate of George Longman; all large 8vo, unopened, paper-backed boards lettered on spine, some spotting and browning (3)

Only the first four of Andrew Lang’s famous series of Fairy books were issued as large paper copies. These large paper issues each include a special introduction which is not in the trade issues.