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The Violet Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$432.09A$388.88
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1901. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 7.5" by 5.5". H. J. Ford. The first edition Andrew Lang's sought after 'Violet Fairy Book', a colourfully illustrated volume of his popular series. The first edition of this popular work. "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, a little worn, with dampstains to the boards. Bumping and a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is discoloured and rubbed. Gilt to the front board is a little faded. Rear joint is cracked with some fraying to the cloth. Front hinge is weak, rear hinge has failed. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Good Only
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 #
- 900P45
- Title
- The Violet Fairy Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Illustrator
- H. J. Ford
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Violet Fairy Book fairies fairy tales andrew lang fairies
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
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- Hinge
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
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- 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...
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