Description:
- A pioneering collection of fairy tales edited by Andrew Lang with contributions from his wife (Leonora Blanche Alleyne), and other literary collaborators.
- Lang's books played a crucial role in popularizing fairy tales for children and adults alike. They influenced later collectors, authors, and scholars of folklore, including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the field of children's literature as a whole.
- Include exquisite illustrations by H.J. Ford, a gifted artist whose detailed black-and-white and color artwork brought the stories to life. These illustrations are considered masterpieces of the golden age of book illustration;
- A compete set of the Rainbow Fairy Books series, comprising: The Blue Fairy Book. 1903. -- The Red Fairy Book. 1907. -- The Green Fairy Books. 1893. -- The Yellow Fairy Book (1st Ed). 1894. -- The Pink Fairy Book. 1904. -- The Grey Fairy Book. 1905. -- The Violet Fairy Book. 1906. -- The Crimson Fairy Book. 1906. -- The Brown Fairy Book(1st Ed). 1904. -- The Orange Fairy Book (1st Ed). 1906. -- The Olive Fairy Book. 1912. -- The Lilac Fairy Book(1st Ed). 1910.
- Published by Longmans, Green & Co.
Detail condition:
The books are in original cloth with embossed decorations to front covers and spines and gilt edging on all three edges of the book blocks.
All books are in very good vintage condition with vibrant gilt decorations to front covers and the book spines. Binding of the books is tight. Book spine of the Red Fairy book is slightly faded and has a small tear at the top as shown. Other spines have slight nicking at spine ends.
Inside pages are generally brights but have visible fox spots and some page margins are slightly grubby with no writing or drawing except for inscriptions and previous owner names on the inside front pages of some of the books as pictured.
If you have questions regarding the exact condition of the pages and binding, publication date, more detail pictures or anything at all about these books, please send me a message. I will be happy to answer.
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