Lang, Andrew
£768
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2008 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The blue fairy book. London, 1890, fourth edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative blue cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, foxing, bookplate; Ibid. The red fairy book. London, 1891, third edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative red cloth gilt, backstrip sunned, corners bumped, spotting, bookplate and owner's ink inscription on front endpaper; Ibid. The green fairy book. London, 1892. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative green cloth gilt, some rubbing to edges, foxing, bookplate of Hamilton of Carnell; Ibid. The yellow fairy book. London, 1894. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original yellow cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, corners worn, foxing, bookplate and a 1901 copy with heavily faded and discoloured binding; Ibid. The pink fairy book. London, 1906, new impression, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative pink cloth gilt, backstrip and edges faded, foxing; Ibid. The grey fairy book. London, 1900. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original grey cloth gilt, corners bumped, some spotting, bookplate; Ibid. The violet fairy book. London, 1901. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative cloth gilt, edges of boards stained, head and tails chipped, bookplate; Ibid. The crimson fairy book. London, 1903. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative cloth gilt, decorative endpapers, backstrip sunned, some rubbing, bookplate; Ibid. The brown fairy book. London, 1904. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt, decorative endpapers, some rubbing to head and tail of spine, bookplate; Ibid. The olive fairy book. London, 1907. First edition, 8vo, original cloth gilt, decorative endpapers, owner's ink inscription on reverse of frontispiece; Ibid. The lilac fairy book. London, 1910. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt, backstrip sunned, bookplate and 11 others by Andrew Lang; Kirk, R. The secret commonwealth of elves, fauns and fairies. Stirling, 1933, 8vo, presentation copy from R. Cunninghame-Graham, frontispiece by D.Y. Cameron, original cloth gilt, dustwrapper, chipped and stained; Halifax, John & Goble, Warwick The fairy book. London, 1913, 8vo, 32 colour plates, original decorative cloth gilt, some rubbing to gilt on boards, foxing; Ozaki, Yei Theodora The Japanese fairy book. London, 1903, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt, worn, hinges weak (26)