Lang Mrs Edited Andrew Lang (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inspirational biographies for the Edwardian child. Red cloth worn and marked, with illustrative decorations in gold, gilt all round, illustrative eps rather marked, no inscriptions, tissue-guarded frontis, coloured plates and b/w illustrations by A Wallis Mills, tight and sound, good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. H.J.Ford (illustrator). 1st Edition. New Impression.

Hardback. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). New Impression. A beautifully bound book in red cloth with pictorial embossed scene to the front titles and vignette to the spine There is slight sunning and a lean to the spine otherwise the binding is in good condition Previous owners ink stamp and inscription to the front and rear endpapers otherwise a good clean copy Beautifully illustrated with full page colour illustrations and black and white line drawings pp xiv 368nbsp. book.

hardcover. Condition: Very good. Mills, A. Welles (illustrator). Octavo, red cloth covers with elaborate gilt design on top cover and spine, all edges gilt. xiv + 368 pages, 2 pages of publisher's ads in front. Illustrated by A. Welles Mills with eight color plates and many black and white plates and in-text illustrations. Former owner gift inscription on first blank. Illustrated endpapers The heroes written about are: Florence Nightingale, John Howard, Hannibal, Father Damien, The Constant Prince, Montrose, Havelock, Sir Thomas More,The Little Abbess, Gordon,Theodosius, Palissy. Spine a bit rubbed, one rear cover bumped. Rear hinge cracked, but holding.Studio.

hardcover. Condition: Good. red cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and soiling. pages tanned and clean.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Spine and hinges are firm. Slight tanning to pages. Text and illustrations are bright and clear. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A charming collection of children's stories, written by Mrs Lang, and edited by Andrew Lang, her husband, who died the year prior to publication. He was a Scottish poet and novelist, best known for his collections of folk and fairy tales, such as his Fairy Book series. The book also contains tales of the Tlingit tribe of native Americans. The Strange Story Book, by Mrs Lang. Edited by Andrew Lang, With Portrait of Andrew Lang and 12 Coloured Plates and Numerous Other Illustrations by H.J. Ford. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta. 1913 first edition. Printed in England. A good red cloth hardback with gilt cover design to front and spine. Cover rubbed and bumped with some faded areas and a few markings. All soundly bound. Offsetting to endpapers. The first blank endpaper has been removed, but everything else is present as called for. Soundly bound.  Text is clean and bright throughout. Some minor spotting to the first two text leaves. Frontispiece portrait of Andrew Lang, with facsimile signature, has some offsetting from the tissue guard opposite which is age toned and has a small tear. illustrated with lovely black and white and colour plates. Gilt top edge which is still shiny and some light speckled spotting to other text book edges. xvi + 312pp. Weight approximately 790g (unpacked). Dimensions: Approximately 215mm high x 148mm wide x 35mm deep. More photos on request.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression: Limited to 1075 numbered copies of which this is No. 317. 5 x 7.5in. xvi. 249pp.; xi. 262pp.; viii. 227pp.; vi. 231pp. 4 distinct photogravure frontispieces. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. All 4 volumes are in VERY GOOD condition showing marginal shelf rubbing along the extremities, the spine of Vol. 2 somewhat rubbed, endpapers ever so lightly toned, otherwise the bindings are strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Wallis Mills, A. (illustrator). First Edition. xv, 368 pp. Publisher's original elaborately gilt-decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Slight fraying to cloth at extremities, with gilt boards bright. Internally clean. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations by A. Wallis Mills. 8vo.

With eight coloured plates and numerous B/W illustrations by HJ Ford (1860-1941). 8vo. pp xix + 361. Original blue cloth with decorative design in blind to upper board, gilt spine. Corner tips a touch rubbed. A near fine copy. Book.