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The Blue Fairy Book
Andrew Lang; Joan Aiken
2003
The Folio Society : London
10" by 8"
xvii, [3], 371, [1pp]
SUMMARY
A very smart Folio Society edition of Andrew Lang's important collection of fairy tales, a beautiful and colourfully illustrated edition.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Slipcase
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
In the original slipcase, in a near fine condition.
A smart Folio Society edition of this important work.
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, one monochrome plates, and decorations.
Collated, complete.
'The Blue Fairy Book' is the first book in Lang's influential 'Fairy Book' series.
This blue volume contains fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy, Arabian Nights, and Norwegian folktales.
Arguably, this blue volume contains the best known fairy tales, such as 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood', 'Cinderella', 'Aladdin', 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Hansel and Gretel', and more.
Andrew Lang is best known for these collections of fairy tales, and was an avid collector of folk and fairy tales. He was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic.
With an introduction by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by the Canadian artist Charles van Sandwyke.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original slipcase. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is in a near fine condition with some marks.
Overall Condition: Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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