Andrew Lang — Prince Prigio

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantasy story by the noted Andrew Lang, with charming illustrations by Gordon Browne. The scarce first trade edition. Also published as a limited edition in the same year. Illustrated by the noted Gordon Browne with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-six monochrome illustrations including vignettes and full page illustrations. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by the noted Andrew Lang, best known for his coloured 'fairy books', and tells the story of Prince Prigio, a prince who was gifted with many magical presents by fairies at his birth, and his father's attempts to kill him. This work was inspired by Lang's folklorist background. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with fading to the spine, and slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Light age toning to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned and generally clean pages with offsetting and spotting to the front blank and half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Gordon Browne. Very Good Indeed .