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First edition, first impression. Produced in the same attractively bound and illustrated format as Lang's Fairy Books, this collection of medieval and renaissance tales includes episodes from The Fairie Queene, Don Quixote, and Orlando Furioso. Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for Lang's books "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and stamped with chivalric device in gilt, front cover gilt-blocked with a knight on horseback saving a maiden from a dragon, illustrated endpapers, edges gilt. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 8 colour plates, 28 uncoloured engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Spine mildly sunned, gilt unaffected and bright, bumps to spine ends, cosmetic splits to front inner hinge, contents clean. A near-fine copy.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of the ninth of Andrew Lang's fairy books, an illustrated collection of tales from around the world. The first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, twenty-two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, lacking the front endpaper. All illustrations are present.The ninth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series. This brown volume contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen, African Kaffirs, and from Persia, Brazil, India, and Lapland.Containing 'What the Rose did to the Cypress', 'How Geirald the Coward was Punished', 'Habogi', 'The Mermaid and the Boy', 'The Elf Maiden', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are strained. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional light handling mark. Plate facing page 8 has been hand-coloured by a prior owner. Ink mark to page 100 and the facing page. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. H. J. Ford (illustrator). An exceptionally lovely copy of the seventeenth impression of Andrew Lang's third fairy book, illustrated by H. J. Ford. The seventeenth impression of this work, which was first published in 1892.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve plates, and vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.'The Green Fairy Book' is the third book in Lang's series, originally he intended it to be the last book in the series before further expanding to twelve volumes.This green volume contains stories from Spanish and Chinese traditions.Containing 'The Enchanted Watch', 'The Three Little Pigs', 'The Golden Mermaid', 'The Story of the Three Bears', 'The Magic Swan', 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 the inscription 'Tootles, Ron', dated 15.9.29. to the front free endpaper.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine tail, otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine. book.

In 1907 the Builder describes Mr. W. F. Slater, Overhouse-chambers, Burslem as a Surveyor , and in 1909 the Electrical Review refers to him as an architect at the same address. Five years later Building News reports that Slater is architect to the education committee . In 1921 ( The Surveyor ) he is the surveyor, Urban Council Offices, Wolstanton, Staffs , and in 1926 ( Public Works Weekly Surveyor ) he is architect to the corporation . See the reference to Broadhurst s bankruptcy in London Gazette, 12 November 1929, in which he is named as BROADHURST, John Henry, of "Gorsefield," High-lane, Burslem, in the county of Stafford, BUILDER and CONTRACTOR, trading as J. H. BROADHURST and SON. The present item is an attractive blueprint of the single design for each of the five houses (from the number of bedrooms and kitchens more likely to be lodging houses than private residences). On 74 x 56 cm. paper. At top left the caption: 5 Houses High Lane Burslem / For Mr: Harry H. Rose and facsimile of signature of W. F. Slater / Archt. / June 08 . At bottom right facsimile of signature of John Henry Broadhurst / June 27/08 / p pro J H Broadhurst & Son . Folded four times into 9.5 x 28 cm packet. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with closed tear at foot of central vertical crease, and heavy wear to some folds. Nicely laid out, with Ground Plan, Chamber Plan (with Section to its left), Front Elevation, End Elevation (with Section AA to its right) and Roof Plan. A design for a substantial building, showing the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement (also apparent in the lettering). The ground plan is for a house with two coal sheds and three areas for Ashes (dustbins), an Inspection Chamber , three sculleries, a three kitchens, a living room, two parlours. The chamber plan has ten bedrooms and two bathrooms. See Image.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). The seventh impression of Lang's Green Fairy Book, beautifully illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. All edges gilt. 13 plates including the frontispiece, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated complete. The Green Fairy Book assembles stories from Spanish and Chinese traditions. It is the third volume in Lang's popular series of 25 Fairy Books and is illustrated with delightful engravings by Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941). In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with bumping to the extremities, the boards and the head and tail of the spine. One small loss to the tail of the spine. The front hinge is starting but still reasonably firm. Internally, the binding is slightly strained in a couple of places. Pages are generally clean with the odd spot and handling mark. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. Andrew Lang's sixth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.The fourth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series.This yellow volumes contains stories mostly hailing from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen.Containing 'Thumbelina', 'How to tell a True Princess', 'The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus', 'Story of the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Seven-Headed Serpent', 'The Six Swans', 'The Dragon of the North', 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 publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, worn. Cloth is discoloured and faded, with some marks . Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional handling mark. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being the delightful orange volume. Illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. The first edition of this work, the tenth book in Andrew Lang's monumental 'Fairy Book' series.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a vignette title page, seven colour plates, seventeen monochrome plates, and thirty-three in-text engravings. Collated, complete.This orange volume contains tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and other various European traditions.The stories include 'The Magic Mirror', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Enchanted Wreath', 'The White Doe', 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 the stamp of P Brunet to the front free endpaper.Illustrated by Henry JusticeFord, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Discolouration to back strip and board perimeters. Head of front joint starting, with cloth fraying in this region. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Stamp to front pastedown. Internally, binding strained throughout. Pages bright, with handling marks throughout. Pencil to page 84 margins, with closed tear to tail of list of illustration leaf. Good. book.

First edition, published at 31s 6d. First issue with both titles & preface dated 1846 and issued in green cloth. 'Surtees books hold a place of their own in English sporting literature of the 19th century.'- Schwerdt. pp. [viii],326,[4]. Four pages of publisher's adverts at rear. With a frontispiece, additional title-page & five plates, all in aquatint & all with very fine hand colouring, (later issues have inferior colouring) after Henry Alken & engraved by J. Harris plus 43 wood-engravings on the letterpress. 20th C full green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, the spine & boards with sporting motifs, dentelles richly gilt, aeg. The original green gilt cloth covers, front & rear and the spine, bound at the back. Neat modern bookplate to front endpaper. VG. [Schwerdt II, 232; Tooley 470; Ford 229; Hardie 320; Slater 4].

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of Andrew Lang's ninth fairy book, the brown volume containing a variety of tales from around the world. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, twenty-two monochrome plates, and vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.The ninth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series. This brown volume contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen, African Kaffirs, and from Persia, Brazil, India, and Lapland.Containing 'What the Rose did to the Cypress', 'How Geirald the Coward was Punished', 'Habogi', 'The Mermaid and the Boy', 'The Elf Maiden', 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 the inscription 'To dear little May from Aunt Lillian', dated October 1904, to a front blank. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to rear joint. Small closed tear in cloth to tail of front joint. Tail of front hinge strained, but firmly held. Rear hinge strained and a touch tender. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, binding lightly strained. Pages bright, with the odd handling mark and instances of spotting throughout. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford; G. P. Jacomb-Hood (illustrator). The seventh edition of Lang's popular Blue Fairy Book, illustrated with beautiful engravings. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the first blank page. 7 plates including the frontispiece, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated complete. The Blue Fairy Book assembles a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources. It is the first volume in Lang's series of 25 Fairy Books, and so it contains some of the best-known tales. It is illustrated with delightful engravings by Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) and George Percy Jacomb-Hood (1857-1929). In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with a little wear to the extremities, joints and head and tail of the spine. Internally, the binding is slightly strained in a couple of places. Pages are generally clean with the odd spot, with more spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). The second edition of Andrew Lang's sixth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations. The second edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.The sixth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series.This yellow volumes contains stories mostly hailing from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen.Containing 'Thumbelina', 'How to tell a True Princess', 'The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus', 'Story of the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Seven-Headed Serpent', 'The Six Swans', 'The Dragon of the North', 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. Bookplate of Suzanne Eward to the front paste down. Gift inscription to the half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Cloth is a little discoloured, a little more to the spine, with some light marks. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some occasional spots. Gift inscription to the half-title. Small amount of wear to the reverse of the frontispiece. Page 87/88 and the plate facing page 88 are detached but present with some edge wear to the pages and stamps to page 87. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). The second edition of the third of Andrew Lang's colourful fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales. The second edition, published the year after the first.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'The Green Fairy Book' is the third book in Lang's series, originally he intended it to be the last book in the series before further expanding to twelve volumes.This green volume contains stories from Spanish and Chinese traditions.Containing 'The Enchanted Watch', 'The Three Little Pigs', 'The Golden Mermaid', 'The Story of the Three Bears', 'The Magic Swan', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a tear to the rear joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the rear board. Gilt to the front board is lightly rubbed.Gift inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and handling mark, heavier marks to pages 11 to 16. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. 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. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Andrew Lang's ninth fairy book, the brown volume containing a variety of tales from around the world. The first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, six colour plates, twenty-two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, bound without the colour plate facing page 128.The ninth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series. This brown volume contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen, African Kaffirs, and from Persia, Brazil, India, and Lapland.Containing 'What the Rose did to the Cypress', 'How Geirald the Coward was Punished', 'Habogi', 'The Mermaid and the Boy', 'The Elf Maiden', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing to the joints, spine, and extremities. Gilt to the front board is very lightly rubbed. A couple of small marks to the boards. Very small tear to the rear joint. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Collated, bound without one plate. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford; G. P. Jacomb Hood (illustrator). An early edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential and colourful 'Fairy Books', this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists. The fifth edition, published three years after the first.Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and many in-text engravings.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 the 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.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and George Percy Jacomb-Hood. Ford isa noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities, heavier to the rear joint, where a small amount of the cloth is lifting. Spine is a little faded. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots. Good. book.

First edition. This fourth instalment in the Fairy Books series includes such well-known stories as Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Thumbelina". Lang defends his practice of intermixing older legends with newer tales in the preface, which responds to criticisms made by the president of the Folklore Society. Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered and stamped with cat motif in gilt, front cover elaborately blocked in gilt with a tall fairy figure in a sunlit forest setting, black coated endpapers, edges gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard, 21 engraved plates, further engravings in the text in text, all by H. J. Ford. Publisher's 2-page ads bound at end. Bookseller's ticket of Matthews and Brooke, Bradford, on front pastedown. Spine cocked, spot of wear to rear joint and lower corners, binding slightly rubbed and toned, occasional faint tide marks and foxing to contents. A very good copy.

First edition, first impression, of the ninth title in the Fairy Books series, gathering tales from North America, Brazil, Australia, Africa, Persia, India, Lapland, and the Pacific Islands. Among its 32 stories are "The Wicked Wolverine", "The Mermaid and the Boy", and "How Some Wild Animals became Tame ones". Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and stamped with fairy devices in gilt, front cover elaborately blocked in gilt with fairy figures encircling a child upon a background of stars and vines, brown coated endpapers with illustrations in silver, edges gilt. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 7 colour plates, 22 uncoloured engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Bumps to spine ends, a little rubbing but gilt bright overall, foxing to outer leaves, otherwise clean. A near-fine copy.

First edition of the fourth instalment in Lang's popular "Fairy Book" series, beautifully illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. The Yellow Fairy Book compiles tales from around the world, including well known stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Thumbelina". An extremely prolific artist, Ford (1860 1941) began exhibiting his paintings at the Royal Academy of Art in 1892. It was his work as book illustrator, however, that gained him worldwide fame in the 1880s and 1890s. Ford "concentrated on legends and folklore as subjects to illustrate and mixed carefully observed objects from the real world with fantasy creatures from an imaginary world in a very convincing way. His penwork is assured and clear and placed on the page with great decorative effect. A whole generation of Edwardians grew up on Ford's illustrations to Andrew Lang's Fairy tales" (Houfe, p. 140). Simon Houfe, Dictionary of 19th Century Book Illustrators, 1998. Octavo (183 x 124 mm). Contemporary yellow half morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettering and floral decoration in compartments, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispiece, 21 plates, title vignette, and numerous in-text illustrations by H. J. Ford. Extremities lightly rubbed, minor marks to leather, edges foxed, contents generally bright and clean. A very good copy, attractively bound.

First edition of the third title in the Fairy Books series. Its 42 stories includes the famous tales "Three Little Pigs" and "The Story of the Three Bears". Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Loosely inserted is the publisher's four-page pamphlet advertising the Fairy Books. It includes two illustrations by Ford: they depict chivalric figures reading Lang's collections of romance, and fairy figures reading from his main fairy series. The pamphlet's text prints a poem by St John Lucas, entitled "The Fairy Books", and the list of titles is annotated by a former owner to mark their holdings. Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered and stamped in gilt with device of a bee abducting Princess Rosanella, front cover with large gilt block depicting the fairy Gorgonzola riding a dragon, black coated endpapers, edges gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard, 11 engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Publisher's 2-page ads bound at end. Spine darkened, rubbing to cloth, gilt unaffected and bright, gentle bowing to rear cover, sporadic foxing to leaves. A very good copy.

First edition, first printing. Original brown cloth elaborately illustrated in gilt, titles to the spine in gilt. All edges gilt. Endpapers illustrated in silver. With eight colour plates and black and white illustrations throughout by H. J. Ford. A very good copy, the binding firm, the gilt bright, the extremities a little rubbed, the corners and spine tips with very slight bumping. The contents, with some light spotting to the prelims and occasionally to the margins, are otherwise clean and without stamps or inscriptions. The plates are complete and in fine condition. The 9th of Andrew Lang's 12 Fairy Books. Comprising What the Rose did to the Cypress, Ball-Carrier and the Bad One, How Ball-Carrier finished his Task, The Bunyip, Father Grumbler, The Story of the Yara, The Cunning Hare, The Turtle and his Bride, How Geirald the Coward was Punished, Habogi, How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers, The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe, The Wicked Wolverine, The Husband of the Rat's Daughter, The Mermaid and the Boy, Pivi and Kabo, The Elf Maiden, How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones, Fortune and the Wood-Cutter, The Enchanted Head, The Sister of the Sun, The Prince and the Three Fates, The Fox and the Lapp, Kisa the Cat, The Lion and the Cat, Which was the Foolishest?, Asmund and Signy, Rübezahl, Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate, Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted, Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey, and The Knights of the Fish. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Pamphlet, in publisher's printed wrappers, containing 12 hand coloured vignettes with verses underneath. 16 x 10.5cm. Date approximate & from Ford. 'Published & Sold at No. 1 Steine Place at the Royal Bazaar on the Bridge. 1/6 Plain. 2/- Coloured.' Some occasional spotting on few pages. Sewn neatly into a later 19th C cloth case, gilt stamped. With the bookplate of the noted Brighton collector Henry Smith. A scarce item without any UK library locations. The Osborne copy at Toronto, though similar in format, has different images & imprint. [Ford 110,608,674 & 955].

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates. The sought after first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a vignette title page, five colour plates, twenty monochrome plates, and twenty-six in-text engravings.Two pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.'The Lilac Fairy Book' is Lang's twelfth and last book in his successful 'Fairy Book' series.The lilac volume contains stories from Portugal, Ireland, andWales.Containing 'The Shifty Lad', 'The False Prince and the True', 'The King of the Waterfalls', 'The One-Handed Girl', 'The Winning of Olwen', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Cloth is a little discoloured and marked, as is usual with this lilac volume, though the gilt to the front board is still bright. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small red mark to the rear board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Andrew Lang's 'Pink Fairy Book', a lavishly illustrated work of folklore tales from Japan, Scandinavia, and Sicily. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignettetitle page, thirty-three full paged engravings, and thirty-five in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'The Pink Fairy Book' is Lang's fifth book in his popular 'Fairy Books' series.The pink volume contains stories from Sicilian, Scandinavian, and Japanese folklore.Containing 'The Snow-Queen', 'The Cunning Shoemaker', 'The Merry Wives', 'The Sprig of Rosemary', 'The House in the Wood', 'The Goblin and the Grocer', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Tears to the head and tail of the rear joint. Hinges are strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional scattered spot. Closed tear to the head of page 269/270. Page 49/50 is detached but present. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. J. Ford; Lancelot Speed (illustrator). First edition. An association copy of the first edition of Andrew Lang's second fairy book. Inscribed by Lang's friend and collaborator H. Rider Haggard to Haggard's own children, Dolly and Angie. The first edition of this work.The verso of the original front blank inscribed by novelist H. Rider Haggard with the message 'To Angie and Dolly from their Dad, 29. Nov, 1890'.Angela and Dorothy Haggard were the middle two of Haggard's four children, and would have been seven and six years old respectively at the time of publication.Lang and Haggard were personal friends, co-authoring the fantast novel 'The World's Desire' in 1890. Lang has also helped Haggard plan and revise the novels 'She', 'Allan's Wife', 'Beatrice', 'Eric Brighteyes', 'Nada the Lily' and also added poems to 'Cleopatra'.Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates and numerous vignette illustrations by Henry Justice Ford and Lancelot Speed. Collated, complete.Including tales such as 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses', 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Rapunzel', 'Snowdrop', 'The Golden Goose', and more.With twenty pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.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. Rebacked, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Endpapers renewed. Discolouration to back strip. Bumping to fore edge of board, with small losses of cloth to board head and tail. Inscribed leaf tipped in between front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Marginal tape repairs to margin and tail of half title, frontispiece, title page, and following three leaves. Pages a touch age toned, with light handling marks throughout. Instances of spotting and foxing throughout. Further tape repairs to tail of pages 240 and 242. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of The Yellow Fairy Book, the fourth in Lang's influential series of fairy tales. With a leaf of advertisements to the rear. The first edition, first impression with no further editions stated. With a frontispiece twenty one monochrome plates and numerous vignette illustrations. Collated complete. Bookplate of one George Stacey Albright to front pastedown. This yellow volume contains stories mostly hailing from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. Containing 'Thumbelina', 'How to tell a True Princess', 'The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus', 'Story of the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Seven-Headed Serpent', 'The Six Swans', 'The Dragon of the North', 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. In the original decorative blind stamped yellow cloth. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine, resulting in some slight loss to the cloth. Marks to the boards, as is common with yellow cloth. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to half title. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a vignette title page, five colour plates, twenty monochrome plates, and twenty-six in-text engravings.Two pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.'The Lilac Fairy Book' is Lang's twelfth and last book in his successful 'Fairy Book' series.The lilac volume contains stories from Portugal, Ireland, andWales.Containing 'The Shifty Lad', 'The False Prince and the True', 'The King of the Waterfalls', 'The One-Handed Girl', 'The Winning of Olwen', 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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Tear to the head of the rear joint. Faded ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot and handling marks. Very Good. book.

First edition, first impression; a stunning copy of the ninth title in the Fairy Books series, gathering tales from North America, Brazil, Australia, Africa, Persia, India, Lapland, and the Pacific Islands. Among its 32 stories are "The Wicked Wolverine", "The Mermaid and the Boy", and "How Some Wild Animals became Tame ones". Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and stamped with fairy devices in gilt, front cover elaborately blocked in gilt with fairy figures encircling a child upon a background of stars and vines, brown coated endpapers with illustrations in silver, edges gilt. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 7 colour plates, 22 uncoloured engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Gilt radiant, bump to spine ends, contents fresh. A fine copy.

First edition, first impression, of the seventh title in the Fairy Books series. Taken from Romanian, Japanese, Swahili, and many other sources, its 35 stories include "The Fairy of the Dawn", "The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan", and "The Princess who was hidden Underground". Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original violet cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front cover blocked in gilt with elaborate floral and fairy motifs within a starry setting, black coated endpapers, edges gilt. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 7 colour plates, 25 uncoloured engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Contemporary gift inscription on half-title; blind stamp of bookseller William Allan of Middlesborough on rear free endpaper recto. Slight rubbing to cloth, the gilt unaffected and notably bright, faint mark to copyright and dedication pages, occasional foxing elsewhere. A very good copy.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. Lang's Red Romance Book, with delightful illustrations by Henry Justice Ford, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. All edges gilt. 28 plates, 8 colour plates including the frontispiece, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated complete. This work contains 29 stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children by Andrew Lang (1844-1912). It includes stories about Don Quixote, Charlemagne, Bevis of Hampton and Guy of Warwick, and is beautifully illustrated by Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941). In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition, with very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Colour is good and gilt is bright. Dust wrapper is in two parts, with tidemarks to the upper extremities and closed tears to the folds of the flaps. Some sunning to the spine, and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for faint tidemarks to the paste downs and end papers, and the occasional spot and handling mark, with slightly more spotting to the end papers. Near Fine. book.

First edition, first impression. This eighth instalment in the Fairy Books series contains 36 stories; they originate from Eastern Europe, Sicily, Scandinavia, and East Asia, and include "The Prince and the Dragon", "The Colony of Cats", and "The Magic Kettle". Henry Justice Ford's (1860-1941) artwork for the series "provided a benchmark in fantasy illustration" (Grolier). Though the Fairy Books are credited to Andrew Lang (1844-1912), he acknowledged in the preface to Lilac (1910) that they "have been almost wholly the work of Mrs [Leonora] Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages". Grolier Children's 100, 51. Octavo. Original crimson cloth, spine lettered and stamped in gilt with gnomish device, front cover blocked in gilt with angelic and knight-and-monster motifs, pink and blue illustrated endpapers, edges gilt. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 7 colour plates, 35 uncoloured engraved plates, further engravings in the text, all by H. J. Ford. Bookseller's ticket of Charles J. Sawyer, London, on front pastedown; contemporary gift inscription on half-title. Gilt and cloth notably bright, rubbing to extremities, faint foxing to prelims, white spotting to rear endpapers, text clean. A near-fine copy.