lang mrs andrew editor (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Ford, H. J. (illustrateur). First Edition First Printing. 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.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Ford, H. J. [Henry Justice] (illustrateur). First Edition Later Printing. The wife of the famed editor of numerous books of "color" fairy tales offers her own collection of 14 delightful tales of princes & princesses, "all true stories.written out of old books of history." Each is brilliantly illustrated with 8 colored plates by illustrator H. J. Ford, with numerous other small pen-and-ink illustrations throughout the book's 361 pages. Preface by Andrew Lang himself. First published in 1908, this is the Jan. 1926 printing (the fifth) of that FIRST EDITION. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages mildly tanned. Former owner's bookplate on ffep. All plates vividly colored with white margins: no foxing. Blue cloth-covered boards have a lighter blue design featuring a prince, princess, & fairy to front cover & lettering/sword design to spine. Design is crisp with no fading or wear. Slight bumping to corners & tips of spine. 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.

Hard. Etat : Fair. Fair condition - many cracked gutters throughout but no pages appear to be missing, inscription on front endpaper, chipping and wear to boards although binding firm. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Presentation copy with blind stamp to head of the title page. Octavo. 361 pages pages plus catalogue of publisher's forthcoming titles at the rear. All edges gilt. Bright gilt-stamped cover. Professionally and sympathetically replaced endpapers. No names or inscriptions. Tight and clean. Now in protective removable acetate jacket. Plates, (8 in colour) complete as called for.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Black and White illustrations decorating chapter tales, "by a native artist". Very Good (-), without dust jacket (lightly shaken).

A. Wallis Mills (illustrateur). First edition. Red cloth with gilt pictorial cover. Eight colored plates and numerous illustrations by A. Wallis Mills. Very good with spine ends beginning to fray but elaborate gilt illustration and lettering on spine and front cover still bright.

Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 351 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red and brown banners, raised bands. Boards in brown leather. Text block has marbled edges and endpapers; inscription in ink on front end paper. Illustrated: "With 12 coloured plates and numerous other illustrations by H.J. Hand" title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1403764. FP New Rockville Stock.