{"product_id":"1902-the-violet-fairy-book-first-edition-illustrated-antique-book","title":"1902 The Violet Fairy Book - Illustrated Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn excellent condition, here is an elegant copy of The Violet 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 eight colour plates. Condition in detail below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Violet Fairy Book was originally published in 1901, this copy is a New Impression from 1902 by Longmans, Green and Co., London. Super, sparkling and dramatic gilt decoration to the boards. Richly illustrated with colour plates and numerous line-drawn illustrations by HJ Ford (see photos).\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 Violet Fairy Book includes thirty-five stories from Romania, Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and Russia. Tales tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon amongst many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound, with just the occasional light spotting. Has an inked inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. All of the colour plates are present as called for, with some slight nicks and a crease to the frontispiece. The outside edges are shiny gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolet-blue cloth over boards have superb gilt decoration and titles to the front and spine. Again in top order. Clean, smart and square. Mild rubbing and rounding to the corner tips and spine ends. A few light marks on the back board. The gilt decoration on the front and spine has remained in lovely, shiny condition, and this is an extremely eye-catching book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of The Violet 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, 388 pages, 0.68 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":50063447916781,"sku":null,"price":469.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260602-130942.jpg?v=1780413294","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-ie\/products\/1902-the-violet-fairy-book-first-edition-illustrated-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}