Prince Prigio (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) by Andrew Lang, Gordon Browne (Illustrator) - 2007-07-06

Bristol:: J. W. Arrowsmith,, 1889.. First edition.. publisher's red cloth stamped in black.. Spine faded with a few white marks; slightly cocked; light soiling to cloth but contents clean and fine.. 12mo,. Twenty-seven Illustrations by Gordon Browne..

New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Browne, Gordon. Fairy tale about a prince from the magical land of Pantouflia. In 144 pages + 2 pages of ads in rear: 5 pages have some coloring, all others & the 8 full-page plates & other illustrations are completely clean. A First Edition, unknown printing, from 1889, this hardcover 12mo (5" x 6.75") has red cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is Good, downgraded due to soil & external rubbing, fraying at corners & both ends of spine. Ffep is torn out, child's name & address in pencil inside front cover; all other pages unmarked except for some random foxing. Binding strong but slight rightward lean, hinges secure. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

New York: Longmans, Green & Co, 1889. Very Good-. New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1889. First American Edition. 12mo; publisher's red pictorial cloth stamped in black; [10],144,[4]pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout. Cloth scuffed with exposure and light fraying at corners and spine ends, spine also cocked and toned, brief soil spots to boards, textblock a bit darkened and shaken in binding; a Good to Very Good copy overall.

Bristol : J.W. Arrowsmith ; London : Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1889-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Signed. Signed by Andrew Lang on a 1 page manuscript letter on Lang's letterhead mounted to front pastedown. Limited large paper edition, hand numbered "2". With Twenty-seven illustrations by Gordon Browne. 4to, 26 cm. Bound in publisher's 3/4 parchment-backed boards. Split along joints. 7 preliminary leaves, 144 pages. Internally, quite nice. *Autographed by author.* A children's fable written by Lang concerning a prince who was "too clever." <br> Andrew Lang was a prolific Scottish scholar, folklorist, anthropologist, historian, and classic children's author. He is best known for his popular 12 volume fairy books. His work, "represents the first maturing of a scientific interest in the folk narrative as a means of discovering the nature of primeval man and the details of his unrecorded history. "The student of this lore," he… Read More