Andrew Lang — The True Story Book

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893. Hardback. The scarce limited large paper edition of this charming anthology of children's stories from the renowned Andrew Lang, complete with spectacular illustrations. The limited edition, large paper edition. Number 44 out of one hundred and fifty copies. This limited edition was published in the same year as the first edition, and is desirable due to the small limitation.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Many popular illustrators collaborated with Lang on this work, including L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, Lancelot Speed, H. J. Ford and C. H. M. Kerr. An anthology of stories for children from Scottish collector of folk and fairy tales Andrew Lang (1844-1912). There are over twenty stories to this volume, including 'Casanova's Escape', 'Captain Snelgrave and the Pirates', 'The Escapes of Cervantes', 'Baron Trenck' and 'The Kidnapping of the Princes&apos. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally, sunning to the spine with a closed tear to the head with back strip lifting slightly, light edge wear, joints starting at the heads, and the odd light spot and handling mark. Minimal offsetting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Many pages unopened. Good . Ill.: L. Bogle; Lucien Davies; H. J. Ford; Lancelot Speed; H. C. M. Kerr. Good .