The VioletFairy Book by Andrew Lang

Publication: 1906 Longman Green & Co

pp. 366 +advertisement leaf, with numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford

Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic. He is best known for hispublications on folklore, mythology, and religion. His collections of fairy tales were illustratedbypassedHenry Justice Ford and George Percy Jacomb-Hood. Ford was a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations in the present editions. The longans & Co editions have become among the most collectable books on mythology.

Illustrated with eight fullcolor plates and 25 black and whiteillustrations throughout the text by Ford, G. P. Jacomb.

Condition: Publishers decorated purple colored boards, spine with significant fading, lean to spine, inscription on flyleaf, the binding is splitting between page 182-183 , overall in Good condition