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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.

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THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1326344
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and illustrations. Black endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. 400 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to spine and some slight wrinkling of cloth to rear cover. Foxing throughout. Tissue-guard to frontis is browned.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang. Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 2139770
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to cover edges/corners. Some fading and what appears to be damp marking to covers. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some browning. Pencil underling in places. Margin marks. Page corner creasing; a few small margin tears.

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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139762
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 390 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Catalogue to rear of book is dated August 1889. Spine is bumped with wear and faded. Corners are bumped. Front hinge next to frontis page is cracked, with browning glue marks showing. Frontis is edge-creased with a few nicks and some foxing. Tissue guard to frontis is heavily foxed. A couple of hinges are pulled. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1403653
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and illustration to front cover. Black endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. 419 pages. All edges gilt. Spine bumped, browned and a little worn at top. Corners are bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing and some fingering throughout.

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PRINCE PRIGIO AND PRINCE RICARDO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1504006
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Children's Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by D. Watkins-Pitchford (BB). Cream and orange decorated cloth. 4 colour plates and numerous line drawings. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Small dark mark to base of spine. Water/damp mark to edge of front cover which also affects first few pages. Name and address in blue felt pen to half title page. Foxing and light marks to text block. Just a very odd mark to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a faded spine. Clear tape stuck to verso of front fold to strengthen damage. Small ink stamp to front fold, blue felt pen squiggle to rear fold. Rear panel slightly grubby.

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THE RAINBOW FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1312710
Published by William Morrow & Company Inc. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards with dark blue cloth spine and gilt title. Contains 23 full colour plates. A comprehensive and beloved collection of fairy tales. 288 pages. 10.5 x 8". ISBN: 0688108784. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PRINCE PRIGIO AND PRINCE RICARDO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2113793
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Children's Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by D. Watkins-Pitchford (BB). Cream and orange decorated cloth. 4 colour plates and numerous line drawings. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is a bit damp, with some edge-creasing and a few chips and nicks.

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AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
Stock no. 1502187
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1905. Slightly better than good condition.

The Photogravure Series. Attractive green cloth covers with gilt titles. 12 b/w tissue-guarded photogravures. 91 pages. Top edge gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. 0.5cm missing from base of spine. Covers a bit grubby, spine browned. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Tissue guard missing from frontis. Browning throughout and a little foxing. All plates present.

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PRINCE PRIGIO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Stock no. 1402308
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a young prince whose mother didn't believe in fairies and would n't invite them to the christening. They came anyway and one of their gifts was the quality of being too clever which led to the prince being unpopular.Orange cloth boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front board. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Browning to board edges. Couple of marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front flyleaf. Foxing mainly to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased. Loss to top and bottom of spine with a few closed tears. Some sellotape to verso of wrapper to repair some of the tears.

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THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford; G.P. Jacomb Hood.
Stock no. 1309231
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Based on the tales in the "Blue Fairy Book". Blue cloth, silver titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and ink name stamp (small) to front endpaper. Front joint is cracked at to 3". Foxing to contents else clean.

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