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The Violet Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£295.00£265.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1902. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". H. J. Ford. The second edition of Andrew Lang's sought after 'Violet Fairy Book', one of the scarcer volumes in his fairy book series. The second edition, scarce to see in any early edition."The Violet Fairy Book" is the thirteenth book in Andrew Lang"s "Fairy Book" series. "Violet" has short fairy tales sourced from Japan, Romania, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, Russia, and Africa.Including 'The Finest Liar in the World', 'The Three Princes and Their Beasts', 'How a Fish Swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water', 'The Fairy of the Dawn', 'The Enchanted Knife', and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, twenty-five monochrome plates, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written by Andrew Lang, who is best known for these collections of folk and fairy tales.Illustrated by H. J. Ford. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the boards and spine, including to the decorative gilt. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Some light marks to the rear board. Tear to the head and tail of the rear joint, larger to the tail. Spine is a little discoloured. Front hinge is strained, rear hinge is starting but firm. Ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pags are bright and clean. Good
Synopsis
From the book:The Editor takes this opportunity to repeat what he has often said before, that he is not the author of the stories in the Fairy Books; that he did not invent them 'out of his own head.' He is accustomed to being asked, by ladies, 'Have you written anything else except the Fairy Books?' He is then obliged to explain that he has NOT written the Fairy Books, but, save these, has written almost everything else, except hymns, sermons, and dramatic works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 894P52
- Title
- The Violet Fairy Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Illustrator
- H. J. Ford
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Violet Fairy Book fairy tales andrew lang h. j. ford fairy tales
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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