![LANG, Andrew (editor and translator, 1844-1912). [The Fairy Books]. London: Spottiswoode & Co. for Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889-1919. 12 volumes, octavo (all approx. 180 x 120mm). Illustrations after H.J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. Original cloth bindings decorated in gilt, gilt edges. Provenance: Gloucester (bookplates).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2019/CKS/2019_CKS_17736_0253_000(lang_andrew_the_fairy_books_london_spottiswoode_co_for_longmans_green055334).jpg?w=1)
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LANG, Andrew (editor and translator, 1844-1912). [The Fairy Books]. London: Spottiswoode & Co. for Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889-1919. 12 volumes, octavo (all approx. 180 x 120mm). Illustrations after H.J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. Original cloth bindings decorated in gilt, gilt edges. Provenance: Gloucester (bookplates).
A complete set of first editions of all 12 of Andrew Lang's famous series of Fairy Books, all in their original cloth bindings decorated in gilt.
Comprising: The Blue Fairy Book. 1889. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 7 plates, 16pp. pubs ads at end; The Red Fairy Book. 1890. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 3 plates, 20pp. pubs ads at end; The Green Fairy Book. 1892. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 12 plates, and illustrations. 2pp. pubs ads at end. Provenance: Cecil George Assheton Drummond (armorial bookplate); The Yellow Fairy Book. 1894. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 21 plates, 2pp. pubs ads at end; The Pink Fairy Book. 1897. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, and illustrations, many full-page; The Grey Fairy Book. 1900. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 31 plates, illustrations; The Violet Fairy Book. 1901. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 25 plates, and illustrations; The Crimson Fairy Book. 1903. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 35 plates, and illustrations; The Brown Fairy Book. 1904. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 22 plates, and illustrations; The Orange Fairy Book. 1906. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 17 plates, and illustrations; The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 20 plates, and illustrations; The Lilac Fairy Book. 1910. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 5 plates, woodcut title vignette, 20 plates, and illustrations, 2pp. pubs ads at end.
A complete set of first editions of all 12 of Andrew Lang's famous series of Fairy Books, all in their original cloth bindings decorated in gilt.
Comprising: The Blue Fairy Book. 1889. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 7 plates, 16pp. pubs ads at end; The Red Fairy Book. 1890. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 3 plates, 20pp. pubs ads at end; The Green Fairy Book. 1892. Half-title. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 12 plates, and illustrations. 2pp. pubs ads at end. Provenance: Cecil George Assheton Drummond (armorial bookplate); The Yellow Fairy Book. 1894. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 21 plates, 2pp. pubs ads at end; The Pink Fairy Book. 1897. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, and illustrations, many full-page; The Grey Fairy Book. 1900. Half-title with ads on verso. Woodcut frontispiece, title vignette, 31 plates, illustrations; The Violet Fairy Book. 1901. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 25 plates, and illustrations; The Crimson Fairy Book. 1903. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 35 plates, and illustrations; The Brown Fairy Book. 1904. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 22 plates, and illustrations; The Orange Fairy Book. 1906. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 17 plates, and illustrations; The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 7 plates, woodcut title vignette, 20 plates, and illustrations; The Lilac Fairy Book. 1910. Half-title with ads on verso. Colour-printed frontispiece and 5 plates, woodcut title vignette, 20 plates, and illustrations, 2pp. pubs ads at end.
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