Andrew Lang [retold] — Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

London, Faber and Faber , 1981. Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated version of Andrew Lang's retelling of this classic folktale. The first edition of this illustrated version of Andrew Lang's retelling.In the publisher's original illustrated laminated boards.With colour plates throughout, illustrated by Errol Le Cain, who won a prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 1984. He was an animator as well as children's book illustrator. This retelling of Aladdin by Andrew Lang recounts the tale of a poor tailor's son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.The original folk tale derives from the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights), compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.  In the publisher's original laminated boards. Externally, with slight bumping to the extremities, otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot to the last few leaves. Near Fine . Ill.: Errol Le Cain. Near Fine .