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The Brown Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] xiv; 350 [2]. With eight colour plates, including a frontispiece, and 54 further illustrations by Ford. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, and elaborate gilt decoration to spine and upper. Brown endpapers decorated..... More
The Crimson Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 371 [1]. With eight colour plates including a frontispiece, and numerous further illustrations, by Ford. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to spine and upper. Pink illustrated endpapers; all edges..... More
The Grey Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] xii; 387 [1]. With 32 engraved plates including a frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations, by Ford. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to spine and upper. Black endpapers; all edges..... More
The Orange Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] xiv; 358 [2]. With eight colour plates, including a frontispiece, and 50 further illustrations by Ford. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to spine and upper. All edges gilt. A...... More
The Pink Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.x; 360. With 67 illustrations by Ford, including a frontispiece. Publisher's pink cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to spine and upper. Black endpapers; all edges gilt. Light occasional spotting throughout; browning to..... More
The Yellow Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 321 [3]. With 104 illustrations, including a frontispiece, by Ford. Publisher's yellow cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to spine and upper. Black endpapers; all edges gilt. Browning to fly-leaves; light occasional..... More
The True Story Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. [Childrens illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 337; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. With numerous engraved illustrations by Ford, Speed and others. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black endpapers, all edges..... More
The True Story Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. [Children's illustrated] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 337; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. With numerous engraved illustrations by Ford, Speed and others. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black endpapers, all edges..... More
The Animal Story Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. [Childrens illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xiv; 400. With numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black endpapers, all edges gilt. Some minor spotting to first and final leaves..... More
The Brown Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xiv 350; [2], blank. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt. A moderately..... More
The Green Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xiv; 366 [2]. Heavily illustrated by Ford. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, gilt decoration to upper, all edges gilt and black endpapers. Fly-leaf removed; badly split with netting and tapes visible. A pencil..... More
The Grey Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 387; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout by Ford. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black endpapers, all edges gilt. Some light spotting and toning to contents, a...... More
The Red True Story Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895. [Childrens illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 419; [1], blank. With numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black endpapers, all edges gilt. Light and occasional spotting else contents..... More
The Strange Story Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1913. [Strange stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 312. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt to spine and upper, top edge gilt. Frontispiece of Andrew Lang, twelve plates in colour, eighteen black and white plates. Toning to endpapers, spotting to edges. Cloth a...... More
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