A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. A first edition with decorative gilt cover featuring a fairy riding an owl. Waifs and strays of celtic tradition, argyllshire series, no. Edited with introduction and notes by george calder. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books.
The eldest was so much like her in the face and humour that whoever looked upon the daughter saw the mother. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. The first edition had 5,000 copies, which sold for six shillings each. Hans christian andersen, caroline peachey danish fairy. Lang published 25 collections of fairy tales for children from 1889 and 19 featuring hundreds of stories from many sources, including the grimm tales. The blue fairy book 1889 the first edition consisted of 5000.
The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources. The blue fairy book wikisource, the free online library. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources. Blue fairy book by andrew lang and a great selection of related books, art and. Lang was a scottish poet and literary critic who wanted to share englishlanguage fairy tales with the masses. Frontispiece, title vignette, 3 plates, and numerous intext illustrations in the text by h. Norwegian fairy tale east of the sun, west of the moon. Sep 06, 20 andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. The magic mirror story of the king who would see paradise. First edition, first impression, of the second instalment in the fairy book series, following the blue fairy book 1889, and. Alphabetical and bythebook indexes to andrew lang fairy. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors.
Andrew langs fairy books are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. First edition, first impression, of the second instalment in the fairy book series, following the blue fairy book 1889, and eventually numbering 12 in all. This collection includes over 6000 books and 4000 objects aesops artifacts, the largest online collection of fable related objects that relate to fables. The sorcerer returns and is able to get his hands on the lamp by tricking. The blue fairy book, by andrew lang, 1889, at the yellow dwarf once upon a time there lived a queen who had been the mother of a great many children, and of them all only one daughter was left. Fairest, a best book of the year for publishers weekly and school library journal, and a new york times bestseller. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Naturally the woodsman slaughters an animal instead, and returns those to the king. Andrew lang fairy books first editions rare book sangorski. Blue fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. The fairy serpent a chinese tale the fairy serpent was published in adele m. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together.
He was inspired by folk tales as a child growing up on the englandscotland border, and wanted to distribute tales of every type to. Anne sexton wrote an adaptation of the grimm fairy tale as a poem called rumpelstiltskin in her collection transformations 1971, a book in which she reenvisions sixteen of the grimms fairy tales. For the complete listing of the books that are published by yesterdays classics, please visit yesterdays classics is the publishing arm of the baldwin online childrens literature project which presents the. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife.
In all, 437 tales from a range of cultures and countries are presented. Link to the wikipedia article on andrew langs colored fairy books. The first, the blue fairy book,was a surprise best seller in 1889. The blue fairy book read by librivox volunteers andrew lang andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Her version of the chinese tale of the fairy serpent most likely derives from the ancient indian text, the panchatantra. Fieldes chinese nights entertainments a text which appeared in 1893.
The blue fairy book, by andrew lang, 1889, at beauty and the beast once upon a time, in a very faroff country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. Brief historybiography danish author hans christian andersen is a writer with whom, along with the brothers grimm, most of the worldrenowned classic childrens stories and. They were both so disagreeable and so proud that there was no living with them. There was once upon a time a widow who had two daughters. Andrew lang, the story of prince ahmed and the fairy paribanou, part i, the blue fairy book, lit2go edition, 1889. Andrew langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19. Abaa the blue fairy book by lang, andrew search for rare. Andrew lang fairy tales blue book toads and diamonds. East of the sun and west of the moon one of the stories in the blue fairy book by andrew lang first published in 1889 in a series of 12 coloured fairy books including a red book but this story is definately from the blue book, i have this book and this is my favourite story in it. Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic.
Hans christian andersen rare books and memorabilia are collectible items relating to danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet, hans christian andersen 18051875. Ashlimans folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion. 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. A beautiful book in andrew langs rainbow fairy book series featuring folklore and childrens stories collected from all around the world. The blue fairy book 1889 collections of fairy tales. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife, leonora blanche alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many. The poet, novelist and literary critic andrew lang 18441912 wrote, edited, collected, or contributed to more than 150 works, of which the most notable are his fairy books, a series of 25 collections of stories for children published between 1889 and 19. This exceedingly lovely leather bound 1889 printing of the fairy tales of hans christian andersen is illustrated throughout in over a hundred illustrations and includes a biography of the author by translator caroline peachey as well as beloved fairy tales the ugly duckling, the little mermaid, the emperors new clothes, the snow queen, the red. His blue fairy book 1889 was a he is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket.
The return of sherlock holmes full audiobook by sir arthur. Project gutenbergs fairy books edited by andrew lang, by various. He then followed it up with the red fairy book in 1890, the green fairy book in 1892, and so on through a whole spectrum. The grey fairy book andrew lang 1900 first printingedition. Jonathan carrolls novel sleeping in flame 1988 is a modern variant on the story, which refers explicitly to the grimms version. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. These books collected and adapted stories from a wide range of folk traditions. Librivox recording of the blue fairy book, edited by andrew lang. French, danish, romanian, spanish, chinese, arabian, tunisian, indian. It has not been abridged, nor have any of the original pictures been taken out. The yellow fairy book, by andrew lang, 1889, full text etext at the yellow fairy book. It has an excellent group of stories from different fairy tale writers, including perrault, daulnoy, and grimm. The following tales are similar to the beauty and the beast fairy tale, atu425c.
The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, the arabian nights, and many other sources. Folklore, folktales, and fairy tales from scotland. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and. The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are named after him. Aladdin and the wonderful lamp beauty and the beast the black bull of norroway blue beard the brave little tailor the bronze ring cinderella, or the little glass slipper east of the sun and west of the moon felicia and the pot of pinks the forty thieves the goosegirl. The blue fairy book by andrew lang hardcover first.
Dave at night, an ala notable book and best book for young adults. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. The fairys return and other princess tales by gail carson. The blue fairy book the blue fairy book audiobook, by andrew lang. Andrew langs fairy books were edited by folklorist andrew lang, who is often credited as the author. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. I return you a thousand thanks for the assurance you give me of a welcome to a place where i believed.
Andrew lang, fairy books collection i by andrew lang. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. The little green frog sacred texts legends and sagas lang fairy books index previous next. One of fr greg carlsons passions is fables and what they teach us. Red fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Here is a first edition of folklorist andrew langs blue fairy book. Edited by andrew lang, with the final volume, the lilac fairy book, appea. This book was originally printed in the 19th century. This digitized book available in various formats is presented by the internet archive. The stories from the cabinet des fees and from madame daulnoy are translated, or rather adapted, by miss minnie wright, who has also, by m. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of. Prince, and in return he lies manfully to the fairy about not speaking to the. Andrew lang, fairy books collection ii by andrew lang.
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