Andrew Lang — The Orange Fairy Book

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1914. Cloth. An uncommon to see early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colour plates present. An uncommon to see early edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a vignette title page, seven colour plates, seventeen monochrome plates, and thirty-three in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'The Orange Fairy Book' is the tenth book in Andrew Lang's monumental 'Fairy Book' series.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 by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light discolouration to the spine and rear board. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Gilt to the spine is rubbed, rubbing causing in lack of gilt to the front board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional scattered spot and marks. Very Good . Ill.: H. J. Ford. Very Good .