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Scottish author Andrew Lang was born on this day in 1844. He was a poet, novelist and literary critic, however he was best known as a collector of Fairy and Folk Tales from around the world. This included the popular series of 'colour' fairy books. These have proved so sought-after that they have been republished, most recently by the Folio Society.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1324584
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, elaborate gilt decoration to front cover, vignette to spine. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, light scuffing to rear cover. Small black spot to top edge of front cover. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang; Maria Tatar. Illustrated by Danuta Mayer.
Stock no. 2140219
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Fine condition.

Yellow decorated cloth. Introduction by Maria Tatar. Beautiful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 358 pages, top edge yellow. Green pictorial endpapers. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case.

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THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang. Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 2139770
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to cover edges/corners. Some fading and what appears to be damp marking to covers. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some browning. Pencil underling in places. Margin marks. Page corner creasing; a few small margin tears.

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THE BLUE POETRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 2139764
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. Beautiful gilt decoration to front cover. B/w plates. All edges gilt. Gilt decorations to front cover are still lovely and bright! Spine is a bit darkened. Bumping to corners. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.

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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139762
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 390 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Catalogue to rear of book is dated August 1889. Spine is bumped with wear and faded. Corners are bumped. Front hinge next to frontis page is cracked, with browning glue marks showing. Frontis is edge-creased with a few nicks and some foxing. Tissue guard to frontis is heavily foxed. A couple of hinges are pulled. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139414
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Soem foxing and browning.

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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN THE BORDER
Written by Andrew Lang; John Lang. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 2137610
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1933. Very good condition.

Pocket edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert Venables.
Stock no. 2137249
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2012. As new condition.

Beautifully designed violet cloth covers, silver title blocks to spine. Illustrated. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! Slip case appears fine. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang; Maria Tatar. Illustrated by Danuta Mayer.
Stock no. 2137242
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2008. As new condition.

Yellow decorated cloth. Introduction by Maria Tatar. Beautiful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 358 pages, top edge yellow. Green pictorial endpapers. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! Tear to shrink wrap at base of book spine. Slip case appears fine. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE RED FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat.
Stock no. 2137241
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2008. As new condition.

Red covers with gilt decorations. Still in original shrink wrap - UNOPENED! Shrink wrap has a small tear to one edge. Slip case appears fine. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2131548
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1921. Almost very good condition.

New Impression. Red cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, stamped vignette to front cover. 419 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded, with bumping. Marks and spots to covers. Wear to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks.

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