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Unlock the Magic of Andrew Lang's 1910 Fairy Books with the First Edition 12 Volume Set

   Today, we present you the first edition of Andrew Lang’s 12 Volume Fairy Book Collection, printed in London at Longmans, Green & Company, in 1910. It is in a very good condition.

   Andrew Lang’s Color Fairy Books, complete in twelve volumes, all first impressions of the first edition is made of: Blue (1889), Red (1890), Green (1892), Yellow (1894), Pink (1897), Grey (1900), Violet (1901), Crimson (1903), Brown (1904), Orange (1906), Olive (1907), Lilac (1910).

   All the books are collection of different stories from around the world, from different oral and written traditions. You can check them in detail on Wikipedia.

   The volumes condition average in Very Good, with fading to spines, foxing, light edge wear, soiling, or rubbing, bookplates or previous ownership markings, and toning to pages. Tear to cloth at base of spine of The Blue Fairy Book; Inner hinges tender or exposed in the Lilac, Orange and Grey; Corner clipped from front free endpaper in The Lilac Fairy Book.

   A lovely set Andrew Lang’s Color Fairy Books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping.A must have for book collectors.

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