Andrew Lang, a collection of 21 titles, including ten Fairy ...

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£100 - £200

Andrew Lang, a collection of 21 titles, including ten Fairy Books, reprints/new impressions, comprising 'The Violet Fairy Book', 1913, new impression, colour plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, decorative pictorial spine gilt, top edge gilt; 'The Crimson Fairy Book', 1922, new impression, colour plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, decorative pictorial spine gilt; 'The Grey Fairy Book', 1918, new impression, b/w plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, decorative pictorial spine gilt; 'The Blue Fairy Book', 1892, 5th edition, b/w plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt; 'The Green Fairy Book', 1931, 18th impression, b/w plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, decorative pictorial spine gilt; 'The Lilac Fairy Book', 1914, new impression, colour & b/w plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, spine very rubbed/worn; 'The Orange Fairy Book', 1937, new impression, colour & b/w plates and ills. by H.J. Ford, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, decorative pictorial spine gilt; 'The Brown Fairy Book', 1941, new impression, 'The Pink Fairy Book', 1942, new impression, 'The Yellow Fairy Book', 1942, new impression, all colour or b/w plates & ills. by H.J. Ford, all orig. blindstamped pictorial cloth, spines gilt, but gilt rubbed/spines browned/faded, all published London, Longmans & Co; plus 'The Red Book of Animal Stories', L, Longmans, 1899, 1st edition, 1st impression, b/w plates & ills. by H.J. Ford, orig. pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt, 'The True Story Book', L, Longmans, 1893, 1st/1st, b/w plates & ills. by H.J. Ford and others, orig. pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt, 'The Blue Poetry Book', L, Longmans, 1891, 1st/1st, b/w plates & ills. by H.J. Ford and L. Speed, orig. pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt, plus other 1st/1sts 'The Red Book of Heroes', 1909, 'The Animal Story Book', 1896, 'The Book of Princes and Princesses', 1908, 'The All Sorts of Stories Book', 1911, all original pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt, plus 4 others (21)