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Andrew Lang | First Editions
1844 - 1912
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion, an interest stemming from early life.
Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales, which has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books - encompassing: The Blue Fairy Book (1889), The Red Fairy Book (1890), The Green Fairy Book (1892), The Yellow Fairy Book (1894), The Pink Fairy Book (1897), The Grey Fairy Book (1900), The Violet Fairy Book (1901), The Crimson Fairy Book (1903), The Brown Fairy Book (1904), The Orange Fairy Book (1906), The Olive Fairy Book (1907), and The Lilac Fairy Book (1910).
See below our stock of Andrew Lang First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Tales From Shakespeare. Including: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, etc. By Charles and Mary Lamb. Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell, with a Preface by Andrew Lang.
New York: Truslove, Hanson and Comba, 1899. First Anning Bell Edition. 8vo. Publisher's white cloth titled and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Very good indeed, sharp and bright with minor wear to edges; ownership to first blank. In the scarce dustwrapper, toned to spine panel and with rectangle of..... More
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 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 Princess Nobody: A Tale of Fairy Land.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., no date [1884]. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto 25 x 19cm), pp.56. With engravings after drawings by Doyle to every page, many printed in colour, including the frontispiece and title page vignette. Publisher's illustrated paper covered boards, plain brown cloth spine, illustrated endpapers. Both..... 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 Red Book of Heroes.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909. [Childrens illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 377; [2], blank. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous engraved illustrations by A. Wallis Mills. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt..... 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
The Poetry of Sport. With a Chapter on Classical Allusions to Sport by Andrew Lang, and a Special Preface to the Badminton Library by A. E. T. Watson.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. LIMITED LARGE PAPER EDITION. Quarto, pp.xl, 484. With frequent engravings and lithographic plates by Thorburn,, Davis, Brock et al. Number 60 of just 250 copies printed on large paper. In publisher's navy half morocco with gilt title to spine and orange cloth boards. Top..... More
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