Signed by author gene wolfe, introducer neil gaiman, and by the illustrator sam weber. The twelve fairy tale books he edited contain stories from around the world, collected from various sources, and translated mainly by his wife and other enthusiasts. Green fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. The olive fairy book on ebay uk folio society devotees. The grey fairy book is a marvelous collection of tales from eastern europe, africa, and islamic countries. According to roger lancelyn green, lang was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day who judged the traditional tales unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such. If you have items for sale, please email us with details and your location. Once again we get to visit, the horrible, fantastic world of the fairy tale, complete with amazing drawings. These are the unknown tales that disney ignores, but are beautiful in their own right. The blue fairy book hardcover january 1, 2006 by andrew lang author.
Wyn in 1952, was a pair of mysteries bound tetebeche. The green fairy book, edited by andrew lang, 1927, illustrated by h. Ian mcewans marvellous description of angela carters prose gives a fair idea why her masterpiece of fairy tale reinterpretation, the bloody chamber and other stories, was chosen as our set book in the 2 nd annual folio society house of illustration book illustration competition. Green slipcase and green illustrated cloth, blocked in four colours. The green fairy society is a vagabond group of absintheurs dedicated to absinthe awareness and enjoyment through decadently elegant green fairy. Olive fairy book folio society, 2012 the prince and princess in the forest but instead of springing on him and tearing him to pieces, they lay down on the ground and licked his hands. Published in series with charles van sandwyks bestselling how to see fairies, mr rabbits symphony of nature and other tails is a new folio society treasury of poems and stories, all beautifully illustrated and elaborately decorated. Dec 05, 2015 the books, ordered chronologically, are as follows. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour.
Read more case management software has been built from the ground up to enable your business to grow through smart use of cuttingedge technology. Taylors the grinning gismo, priced at 35 cents, with serial number d01. The boy who found fear at last there, sure enough, a seamaiden with a wicked face was tugging hard at a chain which she had fastened to the ship. The green fairy book by andrew lang free at loyal books. The fairy books folio society 12volume set andrew lang hpb. Buy the blue fairy book book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books.
Andrew lang 18441912 andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelve book series of fairy tale collections. The folio society was founded in 1947 by charles ede, christopher sandford of golden cockerel press, and alan bott founder of pan books. The second volume of tales selected from langs color fairy books by kathleen lines 37 stories from the familiar like jack and the beanstock and rumplestiltskin to much less known tales like hok lee and the dwarfs and the maiden with the wooden helmet, stories. Ebay always has a good supply of preowned often unread folio society books if you want to get them at discounted prices. The firms goal was to produce editions of the worlds great literature, in a format worthy of the contents, at a price within the reach of everyman.
The green fairy book edited by a lang, 2009 the folio. Split to bottom of front exterior gutter, light separation to rear gutter, wear to base of spine. Oct 06, 2017 the folio society fairy unboxing oregraphie. British fairy tale collections were rare at the time. Tales from the green fairy book by lang, andrew ed. Original publishers clear sealed shrinkwrap still present. The blue fairy book 2003 published by the folio society with an introduction by joan aiken. The grey fairy book folio society edition by andrew lang. Folio society andrew lang complete rainbow fairy book.
Green fairy s tracing services consistently deliver the best results to our clients, providing substantial cost savings over similar service providers in this sector. Folio and the golden cockerel press shared premises. Set inludes the crimson fairy book, the red fairy book, the orange fairy book, the yellow fairy book, the olive fairy book, the green fairy book, the blue fairy book, the violet fairy book, the lilac fairy book, the pink fairy book, the grey fairy book, and. The good are as truehearted as they are fair, and as heroic as they are handsome, but not everyone lives happily ever after, and even the prettiest of princesses cannot be happy if she forgets to keep her word. The grey fairy book is part of a 12 book series that was a big part of my childhood and pivotal to my joy of reading. Andrew lang fairy book in antiquarian and collectable books for. We can call for large collections or high value books, or give guidance if they are to be posted.
The blue fairy book so popular in its day that it went on to launch an entire series the rainbow fairy books has all the ingredients one would expect to find in a collection of fairy tales. The first book published by ace, which was founded by aaron a. Jan 01, 2005 the blue bird the halfchick the story of caliph stork the enchanted watch rosanella sylvain and jocosa fairy gifts prince narcissus and the princess potentilla prince featherhead and the princess celandine the three little pigs heart of ice the enchanted ring the snuffbox the golden blackbird the. Sign up to the folio society newsletter for exclusive offers and updates. New listing folio society robert graves the siege and fall of troy deluxe hardcover slipcase. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Green fairy book by lang, andrew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Absolutely stunning set of 12 volumes of andrew langs classic fairy books, reprinted by the folio society. The folio book of comic short stories written by david hughes. This is the first of the fairy books that the folio society published with new illustrations in a large format. Andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelve book series of fairy tale collections. Oct 14, 2009 the green fairy book his dark materials the little grey men perraults fairy tales sir gawain and the green knight the tales of beatrix potter, first set the tales of beatrix potter, second set stocking fillers stocking fillers the folio calendar 2010 christmas cards the diary of a nobody first folio the folio book of card games the folio diary. The green fairy book andrew lang brand folio society 2009 hc. Includes the bue bird, sylvain and jocos, prince narcissus and the princess potentilla, the three little pigs, and the halfchick. Keith vinings too hot for hell, backed with samuel w. Folio society andrew langs rainbow fairy books in 12 vols. The red fairy book, by andrew lang, originally released in 1890. The blue fairy book by andrew lang, folio society abebooks.
Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. Before long, the reader is drawn into his enchanting cast of fairy folk, as well as the world they inhabit. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, a few small marks and stains on cover, a faded patch on bottom edge and what looks like some fine ink spots around the dragons tail, corners a little bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, a slight lean to the spine. Green fairy book by andrew lang and a great selection of related books, art and. Slip case is better than very good a few small marks and wear. Beautifully illustrated hardcover books folio society. This folio edition, a facsimile of the british edition of 1909, contains 60 of the brothers grimms most famous tales, including snow white, hansel and gretel and red riding hood. The green fairy book the folio society with slipcase.
A really joyful london book haul folio society books and a manuscript copy of jane eyre. There are 12 volumes of langs fairy books in the complete set published by folio. Andrew lang, a scotsman, was a literary critic, novelist, poet, and a contributor to the field of anthropology. Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally with the notable exception of madame daulnoy, made them an immensely influential collection. Books for christmas folio society devotees librarything. Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally with the notable exception of madame daulnoy, made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign. Andrew lang the yellow fairy book ltd ed 1st 61140 longmans green 1894.
Please check our book descriptions page for guidance. I managed to get the full set of andrew langs fairy books before they went out of print and they are almost too good to read, objects of art in themselves. The complete rainbow fairy books 12 volumes folio society. How to see fairies charles van sandwyk has been intrigued by the fairy realm since he was a young boy and his imaginative prowess explains the incredibly detailed portraits that populate his stories. View basket the green fairy book andrew lang brand folio society 2009 has been added to your basket. This folio society edition is introduced by marina warner and illustrated by niroot puttapipat. This topic is currently marked as dormantthe last message is more than 90 days old. Or harry potter or the chronicles of narnia, but maybe for a slightly younger age. Gene wolfe 2019 the book of the new sun, signed limited edition set, published in the uk by the folio society. Welcome to hc books online at hc books online we specialise in selling beautifully presented collections of premiumquality preowned volumes. We are the largest seller of secondhand folio society books in the uk. Andrew lang the yellow fairy book ltd ed 1st 61140.