The Strange Story Book

Mrs. Lang; Lang, Andrew (Editor); Ford, H. J. (Illustrator)

Edité par Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1913

A propos de cet article

To complement her husband Andrew Lang's collections of "color" fairy tale books, Mrs (Leonora Blanche) Lang came out with her own collection of 34 "strange stories,'' also edited by Andrew, with a Preface written after his death by Mrs. Lang. Illustrated throughout with a Rembrandt-gravure frontispiece taken from a photo, with Lang's facsimile signature underneath, + 18 enchanting full-page plates in pen-and-ink + 12 in full color by longtime collaborator H. J. Ford throughout the 312 pages of text. A FIRST EDITION (British), First Printing, from 1914, this hardcover 8vo (5.5" x 8.5") has rust-colored cloth over boards, blindstamped with elaborate, but faded, gilt designs & lettering to front & spine. Gilt to top outside page edges is intact & brighter. Overall condition is Good: stitched binding & hinges are secure, but loosening & fragile, splitting between pages xvi & page 1. Hinges secure. Pages moderately tanned, with random foxed spots, else completely unmarked. Soiling & fading to exterior, rather heavy rubbing to extremities. Splitting at both front & back intersections of spine & covers, with slight cloth loss to both ends of spine. Rubbing to extremities & corners bumped & worn down to underlying boards, with fraying of cloth. Still, this is one of Lang's more scarce titles & the illustrations are magnificent! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Strange Story Book
• Éditeur: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1913
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Ford, H. J.
• Édition: First Edition First Printing
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology
  • Illustrated Books/Illustrators
  • Children-Young Adult (YA)::Illustrated & Pictur...