The Blue Fairy Book
$950.00 inc GST
By Andrew LANG [Editor]
Scarce FIRST EDITION of the first “coloured” fairy book filled with classic tales
In stock
Categories: Antiquarian, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Fine Bindings, First Editions, Good To Reread, Short Stories
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Description
- First Edition [Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1889]
- This “blue” collection initiates the “coloured” collection of 12 fairy books
- Contains many classic tales including: Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks, Rumpelstiltskin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Grettel, Blue Beard, and Cinderella
- Numerous illustrations by HJ Ford and GP Jacomb Hood; 8 black and white plates present [one misbound; most lightly pencil-coloured] plus numerous illustrations throughout
- Blue cloth cover with striking gillt illustration
- Spine lightly sunned, corners/spine ends worn through, previous owner details, light foxing, tape repair to page 313; a good copy
- A delightful piece of fairy tale history made all the more charming by evidence of love and use by previous owners
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