Andrew Lang — The Grey Fairy Book

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this delightful anthology, the sixth in Andrew Lang's popular 'Coloured Fairy Books' series. First edition.In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. With lovely illustrations throughout by H. J. Ford, including thirty-two black-and-white plates and numerous vignettes. Collated, complete. Featuring a classic assortment of thirty-five stories, many from oral traditions and others from French, German and Italian collections. 'Donkey Skin', 'Janni and the Draken', 'Bobino', 'The Sunchild', 'The Ogre', 'A Fairy's Blunder' etc.The sixth book in the popular 'Coloured Fairy Book' series, which was published between 1889-1910 by Andrew Lang and his wife Leonora Blanche. Whilst Leonora assumed editorial control of the series in the 1890s, Andrew edited the series and wrote prefaces for its entire run. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Slight fading to the spine. Faint spots to the cloth. Internally, pp. 385-387 detached but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spots. Very Good . Ill.: H. J. Ford. Very Good .