Andrew Lang — The Orange Fairy Book

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1919 . Cloth. A new impression of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book', illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. A new impression of this work, which was first published in 1906.This orange volume contains tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and other various European traditions.The stories include 'The Magic Mirror', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Enchanted Wreath', 'The White Doe', and more.Andrew Lang is best known for these collections of fairy tales, and was an avid collector of folk and fairy tales. He was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven further colour plates, and with seventeen monochrome plates and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1921, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of discolouration to back strip. Boards bright. Spotting to text block fore edge. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of significant spotting and handling marks throughout. Very Good . Ill.: H. J. Ford. Very Good .