1930 The Red Fairy Book Edited by Andrew Lang / Longmans Green & Co. London / Beautifully Illustrated Vintage Book / In Good Condition

A beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales being a vintage book in the highly sought-after coloured fairy books series by Andrew Lang. These are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of. The Red Fairy Book was originally published in 1890, by Longmans, Green and Co., London and this copy is a reprint from 1930. The Red Fairy Book was the second in the series. This edition was produced with blind stamped decoration on the front as opposed to the earlier gilt edition. Richly illustrated with black and white plates plus numerous illustrations in the text by HJ Ford and Lancelot Speed. This copy is in good condition, with just a couple of points to note, detailed below.

Lang 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.

Inside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound. Has tanning to the endpapers and then just the occasional spot or handling mark in the text. With an inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1931, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. Richly illustrated with beautiful black and white illustrations and the frontispiece still has the original tissue guard in place. The MAIN CONDITION POINT to note with this copy is that is has developed a lean over time.

The red cloth covered boards have the ornate stamped illustration on the front and gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Again in good order. The red of the spine has faded in comparison to the boards. Has a small faded area on the back. With the slightest of rubbing to the spine ends.

Your vintage copy of The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card with a message. 

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H 19 cm x W 15 cm, 367 pages, 0.7 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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