The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV

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Lot 85
  • 85

Lang, Andrew

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Description

  • Lang, Andrew
  • The Blue Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1889
  • Paper
8vo (180 x 120mm.), FIRST EDITION, 8 full-page illustrations and other illustrations in the text by H.J. Ford and G.P. Jacomb Hood, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated August 1889, original pictorial blue cloth gilt, gilt edges, collector's blue cloth box, head and foot of spine slightly bumped, some spotting and browning

Catalogue Note

Lang, who was born in Selkirk, Scotland, complemented his strong academic interest in ghost and fairy lore with the publication of his 'coloured' fairy books, compilations of folk tales from around the world, many of which were translated by his wife.