1909 Beauty and the Beast Andrew Lang. H. J. Ford Colour Plates Scarce 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! Beauty and the Beast Andrew Lang 1909 Longmans, Green, and Co : London 7.5" by 5" iv, 5-254, [2pp] SUMMARY A very scarce work by Andrew Lang, collecting together some of his most popular tales from his 'Fairy Books', the first edition of this illustrated work. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this very scarce work.A compilation of the popular fairy tales selected from Andrew Lang's colourful 'Fairy Books' series.This scarce work compiles tales from Lang's Blue, Brown, Green, Violet, and Yellow Fairy Books, which were originally published in 1889 to 1904.Lang's variation of the popular tale 'Beauty and the Beast' is a variant of Villeneuve's, with lavish description of Beast's palace, which helped to shape the visuals of later adaptations.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fourteen monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. Besides the titular tale 'Beauty and the Beast', this volume includes 'The Mermaid and the Boy', 'The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground', 'The Girl Who Pretended To Be a Boy', 'Virgilius the Sorcerer', 'Fairer-Than-a-Fairy', 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.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works.Two pages of adverts to the rear. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards, heavier to the rear board, with small damp stains. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm, rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Small closed tear to the margin of the title page. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) 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. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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