The Crimson Fairy Book

By Andrew Lang 

Introduction by Carol Ann Duffy

Illustrated by Tim Stevens - Colour plates, decorative title page, full-page black & white and in-text illustrations and tail pieces

Published by The Folio Society, London in 2012 ( second printing).  Gilt decorated cloth bound boards. 294pp

The Crimson Fairy Book was originally published in 1903 and this edition follows the original with minor amendments.

Tales include

Lovely Ilonka
Lucky Luck
The Hairy Man
To Your Good Health!
The Story of the Seven Simons
The Language of Beasts
The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret
The Prince and the Dragon
Little Wildrose
Tiidu the Piper
Paperarello
The Gifts of the Magician
The Strong Prince
The Treasure Seeker
The Cottager and his Cat
The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality
The Stone-cutter
The Gold-bearded Man
Tritill, Litill, and the Birds
The Three Robes
The Six Hungry Beasts
How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro
The Rogue and the Herdsman
Eisenkopf
The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife
Motikatika
Niels and the Giants
Shepherd Paul
How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished
The Crab and the Monkey
The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder
The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor
The Colony of Cats
How to find out a True Friend
Clever Maria
The Magic Kettle

The book is in very good condition, barely read. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Slip case is in very good condition.