Beschreibung:

LANG, Andrew. [ The Fairy Books ]. London: Longman & Co., 1890-1913. 24 volumes. 8 o (180 x 123 mm). Numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford, Lancelot Speed and others, the last 12 with colored plates by H.J. Ford. Original pictorial cloth gilt, designed by H.J. Ford, gilt spines, g.e., except The Strange Story Book (spines of the Red, Pink and Lilac slightly faded, minor rubbing to head and foot of a few spines). FIRST EDITIONS except as noted. A COMPLETE SET OF THE 12 FAIRY BOOKS, and 12 of the 13 other volumes in the Fairy Book Series edited by Andrew Lang. Includes: The Blue Fairy Book (third edition). -- The Red Fairy Book (fifth edition). -- The Green Fairy Book . -- The Yellow Fairy Book . -- The Pink Fairy Book . -- The Grey Fairy Book . -- The Violet Fairy Book . -- The Crimson Fairy Book . -- The Brown Fairy Book . -- The Orange Fairy Book . -- The Olive Fairy Book . -- The Lilac Fairy Book . -- The Blue Poetry Book . -- The True Story Book . -- The Red True Story Book . -- The Animal Story Book . -- The Red Book of Animal Stories (second edition). -- The Arabian Nights Entertainment . -- The Book of Romance . -- The Red Book of Romance . -- Princes and Princesses . -- The Red Book of Heroes . -- The All Sorts of Stories Book . -- The Strange Story Book . (Lacking only Tales of Greece and Troy ). Lang's collections of fairy and other adventure stories for children were immensely successful. (24)