The Life and Work of Sir Frederick Leighton, Bart de Mrs. Andrew Lang Leonora Blanche Lang - 2012-01-10

London: Longmans, Green and Co. , 1938. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". H. J. Ford . A smart new impression of this collection of legendary tales by Mrs. Lang, with illustrations by H. J. Ford. New impression of this work, originally published in 1912. Collection of tales telling of saints fighting dragons and troubled beasts, reflective of profound spiritual truths. Written by Leonora Blanche "Nora" Lang, English author and editor, known for her collaboration for The Fairy Books published with her husband Andrew Lang. This book was edited by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H. J. Ford with coloured as well as black and white full page plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge, affecting only first few leaves, otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. Near fine.. Third edition of this collection of adventure stories, translated and adapted for children by a variety of primarily women authors, selected by Andrew Lang. These true tales of adventure include Casanova's escape from the Doge's palace, Leif Erikson's voyage to North America, and Cervantes's escape from corsairs. Typical for Lang's edited collections, the work to adapt and translate these stories has primarily been accomplished by women with whom he worked, duly credited in the preface, though not the title page. This is a gorgeous copy of a title highly sought for its pictorial cloth binding. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original blue pictorial cloth elaborately stamped in gilt. All edges gilt, black coated endpapers. Illustrated in black and white throughout by various artists, including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H.J. Ford. One page of ads at rear. xvi, 337, [3] pages. Faint evidence of erasure mark on front fly leaf; ink gift inscription dated… Leer más

London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green and Co., 1909. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". A. Wallis Mills. A wonderful first edition copy of this biographical book for children, which contains information on various historical 'heroes', with vivid colour plates by A. Wallis Mills. First Edition. Illustrations include one colour frontispiece, six colour plates, seventeen black-and-white plates, and twenty-three in-text illustrations. These were all drawn by Arthur Wallis Mills (1878-1940), a British artist who often contributed to 'Punch Magazine', and illustrated different works by Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse. This is a lovely children's work which contains stories about various important historical figures. Contents include 'The Lady-in-Chief', 'Hannibal', 'The Marquis of Montrose', and 'Palissy the Potter'. Written by Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851-1933), an English author, editor, and translator. She helped to write 'The Fairy Books' with her husband Andrew Lang,… Leer más