Lang, Andrew
The Fairy Books, a set of 12, and others
£1,890
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
The Blue Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 7 plates, original blue cloth gilt, some rubbing and soiling, some internal marginal dampstaining;
The Red Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 3 plates, original red cloth gilt, spine detached and chipped, some foxing;
The Green Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 11 plates, a little foxing;
The Yellow Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 22 plates, some slight soiling and a few small tears to covers and spine, some internal foxing;
AND The Pink Fairy Book, 1897, first edition, spine faded; The Grey Fairy Book, 1900, first edition, rear endpaper detaching; The Violet Fairy Book, 1901, first edition; The Crimson Fairy Book, 1919, new edition; The Brown Fairy Book, 1904, first edition; The Orange Fairy Book, 1906, first edition; The Olive Fairy Book, 1907, first edition, hinges split; The Lilac Fairy Book, 1910, first edition, soiling and fading to covers;
AND The Arabian Nights Entertainments, 1923, new edition; The Book of Romance, 1902, lower cover detached; The Red Romance Book, 1905, lower joint split; Hull, Eleanor. Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster. London, 1909. 8vo;
All in original cloth, ownership or gift inscriptions and a little wear to most books (16)