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Lang, Andrew (1844-1912). The Olive fairy book / edited by Andrew Lang ; with eight coloured plates and numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford. London (39, Paternoster Row); New York; Bombay; Calcutta: Longmans, Green and Co, 1907.

Price: US$250.59 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; elevated motif to the front board. Some wear to the spine. Text remains clear without blemish. Illustrations crudely coloured in by previous owner. Physical description: xvi, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color); 19 cm. Notes: Frontispiece and plates printed using three colour process. Contents: Madschun -- The blue parrot -- Geirlaug the king's daughter -- The story of Little King Loc -- 'A long-bow story' -- Jackal or tiger? -- The comb and the collar -- The Thanksgiving of the Wazir -- Samba the coward -- Kupti and Imani -- The strange adventures of Little Maia -- Diamond cut diamond -- The Green Knight -- The five wise words of the guru -- The golden-headed fish -- Dorani -- The satin surgeon -- The billy goat and the king -- The story of Zoulvisia -- Grasp all, lose all -- The fate of the turtle -- The snake prince -- The prince and princess in the forest -- The clever weaver -- The boy who found fear at last -- He wins who waits -- The steel cane -- The punishment of the fairy Gangana -- The silent princess. Subjects: Fairy tales. Pictorial bindings; Specimens. Children's books. Genre: Bookplates - England - 1970-1988. Children's books - England - 1907. Cloth case bindings - England - 1907. Fairy tales - England - 1907. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Andrew Lang & H.J. Ford ( Illustrator ). The Olive Fairy Book. Longmans Green, 1907.

Price: US$259.91 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: No dustwrapper, green decorative boards, slightly bumped to edges. No fading or marks. No inscriptions, illustrated in colour and black and white, all illustrations present. Front hinge slightly loosened but undamaged. Text is largely clean and bright with occasional marks to page edges. However pages 272 to 280 have what looks like small grease marks on them, these do not obscurethe text and there is no damage to illustrations. Happy to supply photos on request.

Seller: Red-books ( Member of P.B.F.A. ), Hanley Swan, United Kingdom

Lang, Andrew (1844-1912). The Olive fairy book / edited by Andrew Lang ; with eight coloured plates and numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford. London (39, Paternoster Row); New York; Bombay; Calcutta: Longmans, Green and Co, 1907.

Price: US$280.00 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; elevated motif to the front board. Some wear to the spine. Text remains clear without blemish. Illustrations crudely coloured in by previous owner. Physical description: xvi, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color); 19 cm. Notes: Frontispiece and plates printed using three colour process. Contents: Madschun -- The blue parrot -- Geirlaug the king's daughter -- The story of Little King Loc -- 'A long-bow story' -- Jackal or tiger? -- The comb and the collar -- The Thanksgiving of the Wazir -- Samba the coward -- Kupti and Imani -- The strange adventures of Little Maia -- Diamond cut diamond -- The Green Knight -- The five wise words of the guru -- The golden-headed fish -- Dorani -- The satin surgeon -- The billy goat and the king -- The story of Zoulvisia -- Grasp all, lose all -- The fate of the turtle -- The snake prince -- The prince and princess in the forest -- The clever weaver -- The boy who found fear at last -- He wins who waits -- The steel cane -- The punishment of the fairy Gangana -- The silent princess. Subjects: Fairy tales. Pictorial bindings; Specimens. Children's books. Genre: Bookplates - England - 1970-1988. Children's books - England - 1907. Cloth case bindings - England - 1907. Fairy tales - England - 1907. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Andrew Lang [ed.]. The Olive Fairy Book. Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1907.

Price: US$487.33 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The uncommon first edition of Andrew Lang's Olive Fairy Book, the eleventh work in the popular series. The uncommon first edition of this work.This olive volume contains fairy tales from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and of Anatole France.Tales include 'The Silent Princess', 'The Snake Prince', and 'Madschun'.Andrew Lang is best known for these collections of fairy tales, and was an avid collector of folklore and fairy tales. He was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic.Illustrated with eight colour plates, twenty monochrome plates, and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light cockling to cloth at head and fore edge of front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fraying in these regions. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

LANG, Andrew (ed.) FORD, H. J. (illus.). The Olive Fairy Book.. Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1907.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Description: xv, 336 pp. With eight colored plates and numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford. 8vo, publisher's gilt olive cloth; a.e.g. First edition. Endsheets slightly tanned; old ink ownership signature; slight use to extremities of spine.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Andrew Lang (editor). The Olive Fairy Book. Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1907.

Price: US$779.73 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publishers decorative green cloth gilt, lovely bright fresh copy, original owners ink gift inscription written on half title page (xmas 1907) photos available on request.

Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United Kingdom