The Yellow Fairy Book Tapa blanda - 2008

London: Folio Society, 2010. Book. Illus. by Paintings & Decorations By Danuta Mayer. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. SLIP CASE, pictorial cloth cover & spine, pp., xxiii, 358 , illustrated, colored frontis., full page colored plates, pictorial end papers, 2 line ink inscription at top of front end paper,else a fine copy, "First published by Longmans, Green and Co. in 1894. This edition follows the 1894 edition of the text, with some minor changes. Lang's original Preface has been abridged." A collection of traditional fairy tales from the folklore of Russia, Germany, France, Iceland, and America., edited by Andrew Lang, with an introduction by Maria-Tatar; CONTENTS: The cat and the mouse in partnership -- The six swans -- The dragon of the North -- Story of the emperor's new clothes -- The golden crab -- The iron stove -- The dragon and his grandmother -- The donkey cabbage -- The little green frog -- The seven-headed serpent -- The grateful beasts --… Leer más

The Folio Society, 2008. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Slip-case has light water stains on front and back, but otherwise in great condition. Cover is in great condition, with text and images clear and bright. Binding is tight. Previous owner's inscription on inside of front end-paper. Inside is otherwise clean and unmarked.