{"product_id":"1898-the-red-fairy-book-illustrated-antique-book","title":"1898 The Red Fairy Book - Illustrated Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition, here is an elegant copy of The Red Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang and part of the coloured Fairy Book series. A beautiful collection of fairy tales. Scarce and highly sought-after, these are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of. With numerous black and white illustrations by HJ Ford and Lancelot Speed. Condition in detail below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Fairy Book was originally published in 1890, this copy is a first edition, sixth impression from 1898 by Longmans, Green and Co., London. Lovely gilt decoration to the boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLang had grown up with a love of myths and fables and towards the end of the 1880s he began to collect and publish some of his favourite tales. The Blue Fairy Book, was the result, published in 1889 it met with great critical acclaim. The Red Fairy book appeared in Christmas of the following year. Lang went on to produce a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own colour. In all, 437 tales from a broad range of cultures and countries are presented. The Red Fairy Book includes story sources that are French, Russian, Danish, and Romanian as well as Norse mythology amongst others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound, with light scattered spotting. No inscriptions or markings of previous ownership. Cracks open at the gutter in the middle (see photos), but the binding remains good and strong. The frontispiece still has the original tissue guard in place (clean and bright). The outside edges are shiny gilt. A clean, tight and square copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed cloth over boards have gilt decoration to the front and spine. Also in good order. The red on the boards has retained a strong colour. The red on the spine has faded in comparison and there are a few spots. A little fraying to the cloth on the spine ends. The gilt decoration on the front and spine has remained in lovely, shiny condition, and this is an eye-catching book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of The Red Fairy Book will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged with tracking and insurance. I am always happy to include a gift message in the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 19 cm x W 14 cm, 367 pages, 0.62 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post new stock, updates and news to Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50065790271725,"sku":null,"price":201.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260602-131410.jpg?v=1780490062","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-fr\/products\/1898-the-red-fairy-book-illustrated-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}