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The Yellow Fairy Book
by Lang, Andrew (Ed)
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green & Co, 1894. 1st edition, 12mo, 321pp, frontis + full page line drawings and more in text by H J Ford, mustard boards lettered and illustrated gilt to spine; it's a 1st edition Jim but not as we know it - let's be clear about this, this copy borders on the awful, previous owner's name to half title, boards extensively soiled and worn about edges, extrems, spine hinges and tips, spine darkened to oblivion and a previous owner has attempted to clean it up with what may have been T-cut; not content with that he/she then went on to paint many of the illustrations in watercolour, not insensitively, but it might have been better if they hadn't really but there you are; however it does appear to be all there, and it does not disembowel itself into your lap every you open it. That's about all one can say really - it goes without saying this for some reason is one of the tough ones in the series; Poor/Fair Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor. Illus. by Ford, Henry J. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.First published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Bookis the 4th volume in this series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45891
- Title
- The Yellow Fairy Book
- Author
- Lang, Andrew (Ed)
- Illustrator
- Ford, Henry J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Childrens Books, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
Roger Lucas Booksellers
It has always been our policy over 25 years to offer decent books in good shape at sane prices. In the unlikely eventuality that something is not as described return within 7 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
Glossary
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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