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The Grey Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang with numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford.
by LANG, Andrew
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
1900 1ed Grey FAIRY Book Andrew Lang Grimm Perrault Goblins Serbia Illustrated
"Once upon a time…"
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of children stories that were published in a collection of "colors." The collection includes nearly 800 stories both true and fiction. The Grey Fairy Book, originally published in 1900, features 35 stories, most of which come from oral traditions of French, German, Italian, Serbian, African, and Greek ancestry. These stories cover tales of goblins, magicians, and other legends made famous by Grimm and Perrault such as 'The Street Musicians' and 'Donkeyskin'.
Item number: #16337
Price: $750
LANG, Andrew
The Grey Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang with numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford.
London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [xii], 387
o 32 engraved plates and many 27 in-text illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Cloth hardcover; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (18.5cm x 13cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16337
- Title
- The Grey Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang with numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford.
- Author
- LANG, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Cloth hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1900 1ed Grey FAIRY Book Andrew Lang Grimm Perrault Goblins Serbia Illustratedrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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