Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
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The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Published by Longmans & Co, London, illustrated by H J Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood, 8 plates and many text black & white illustrations. Stories include, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Jack the Giant-killer, Puss in Boots and Cinderella. There was also a large format issued in a limited edition of 113 copies.
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The Red Fairy Book (1890)
Longmans & Co, London, 1890. Illustrated in black & white by H.J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. Tales include: The Twelve Dancing Princesses; Jack and the Beanstalk; Rapunzel and Snowdrop. There was also a large paper limited edition.
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The Green Fairy Book (1892)
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892 Illustrated with 13 in black & white plates plus text illustrations by H.J. Ford. In the introduction to this book, Lang says "This is the third, and probably the last, of the Fairy Books of many colours". The tales include "The Three Little Pigs," "The Enchanted Ring," "The Magic Swan," "The Story of the Three Bears," "The Twelve Huntsmen," "The Golden Mermaid" and "The Three Musicians." There was also a large paper limited edition of one-hundred and fifty copies.
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The Yellow Fairy Book (1894)
Longmans, Green, and Co. London. Full page frontispiece illustration ('The Swineherd takes the Ten Kisses'), and numerous illustrations in the text by H. J. Ford, plus many full page. Some well-known tales including The Story of the Emperor’s New Clothes., The Swineherd., The Tinder Box., The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and many more. There was also a Limited Edition of 140 printed on handmade paper by Spottiswoode & Co., London.
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The Pink Fairy Book (1897)
Longmans, Green and Co. With numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford. Collection of fairy stories from around the world, from Europe to Africa to Japan. Forty-one tales, including "The Snow-Queen, The Flying Trunk, and How the Dragon was Tricked."
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The Grey Fairy Book (1900)
Longmans, Green and Co. With numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford contains 35 fairy tales, including "The Goblin Pony," "The Goat-faced Girl," "Udea and her Seven Brothers," "The Street Musicians" and "Prunella."
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The Violet Fairy Book (1901)
Longmans, Green, and Co., London. Illustrated by H J Ford: eight coloured plates, (the first to have these) 24 black & White full-page illustrations and 33 in-text.
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The Crimson Fairy Book (1903)
Longmans, Green, and Co., London. 8 colour plates and 35 full page steel engravings by H. J. Ford. This collection of fairy tales has an international flavour, with stories from Eastern Europe, Sicily, Scandinavia, and the Far East.
===================================================================================================The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
Longmans, Green, and Co. Eight Coloured Plates and 22 full page b/w illustrations plus 20 illustrations in text by H. J. Ford. Tales include; "The Elf Maiden," "The Mermaid and the Boy," "The Enchanted Head," "The Sister of the Sun" and "The Prince and the Three Fates
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The Orange Fairy Book (1906)
Longmans, Green, and Co., London, numerous illustrations throughout plus eight colour plates. Illustrated by H. J. Ford. There tales are from various sources including Africa and India and include; The Magic Mirror, The Ugly Duckling, The Girl-fish, Andras Baive and many more.
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Longmans, Green, and Co., London, illustrated by H.J. Ford with eight colour plates, 20 black & White plates and 22 in-text illustrations.
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Longmans, Green, and Co., London, numerous illustrations throughout with six colour plates. Illustrated by H. J. Ford.
================================================================The Blue Fairy Book (2003)
Published by The Folio Society with an introduction by Joan Aiken. There are 17 full page illustration in colour and black & white by Charles Van Sandwyk. This is the first of the fairy books that the Folio Society published with new illustrations in a large format.
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Old Friends among the Fairies: Puss in Boots and Other Stories. Chosen from the Fairy Books (1926)
Longmans, Green, and Co., London, numerous black & white illustrations by G P Jacomb Hood, H J Ford & Lancelot Speed throughout plus four colour plates by H. J. Ford. This is a collection of stories taken from the fairy books.
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