Andrew Lang [ed.] — The Yellow Fairy Book

London, Longman, Green, and Co, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the fourth work in Andrew Lang's popular fairy book series, beautifully illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford and in the publisher's original cloth binding. A first edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and in-text engravings. Collated, complete. The fourth book in Andrew Lang's popular 'Fairy Books' series. This yellow volumes contains stories mostly hailing from the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. Containing 'Thumbelina', 'How to tell a True Princess', 'The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus', 'Story of the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Seven-Headed Serpent', 'The Six Swans', 'The Dragon of the North', 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. With an advertisement leaf to the rear, and a former owner's inscription to the half title. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works.   In the publisher's original cloth binding. Cloth lightly age toned, with bumping to back strip head and tail, and with rubbing to front board fore edge tail. Ink marks to fore edge of rear board. Inscription to half title. Internally, generally firmly bound, but strained between pages 168 and 169. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: H. J. Ford. Good .