THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK — By ANDREW LANG, with Illustrations by H.J. Ford — First UK Edition / 1st Printing, 1892
Title: THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Company
City: LondonYear: 1892 (First UK Edition)Binding Style: HardcoverPagination: 120 pages
Illustrated: Yes (H.J. Ford)
Book Details + Condition: Scarce first UK / London edition from 1892 of THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang, with wonderful illustrations by H.J. Ford. Green cloth-bound hardcover with decorated gilt on front and on spine. Slight shelfwear, but overall a clean and tight copy. Please see pictures. Fairytales included in The Green Fairy book: The Blue Bird; The Enchanted Watch; Fairy Gifts; The Three Little Pigs; The Enchanted Ring; The Enchanted Swan; The Enchanted Snake; The Story of the Three Bears; The Golden Mermaid; and so much more. In his Preface to this volume, Lang expressed the view that
it would be "probably the last" of the collection. Their continuing
popularity, however, demanded subsequent collections. In The Green Fairy Book,
the third in the series, Lang has assembled stories from Spanish and Chinese
traditions.
