The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang Dover Fairy Tales Folklore 1965 Paperback

$ 9.71

Book Series: Andrew Lang's Fairy Books Book Title: The Violet Fairy Book Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults Author: Andrew Lang, Henry Justice Ford Publication Year: 1965 Original Language: English Signed: No Narrative Type: Fiction Topic: Fairy Tales, Folklore, IT Format: Trade Paperback ISBN: DoesNotApply Type: Short Stories Publisher: Dover Publications Country of Origin: United States Features: Illustrated, Unabridged Genre: Fairy Tale, Folklore & Mythology, Children & Young Adults, Fantasy Language: English

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The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang Dover Fairy Tales Folklore 1965 Paperback. Format: Trade paperback fairy-tale and folklore collection; language: English; part of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books series for children, young adults, and adults. The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang Dover Fairy Tales Folklore 1965 Paperback Title: The Violet Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, with numerous illustrations by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford. Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.; first Dover edition 1965; unabridged and unaltered republication of the 1901 Longmans, Green and Co. edition; manufactured in the United States of America. Format: Trade paperback fairy-tale and folklore collection; language: English; part of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books series for children, young adults, and adults. Identifiers: Standard Book Number (SBN): 486-21675-6; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 65-27177; Dover catalog number 21675-6. Content overview: Collection of 35 classic fairy tales and folk stories from Japanese, Serbian, Lithuanian, African, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Swahili, and other traditions, featuring bewitched forests, enchanted treasures, giants, dwarfs, magicians, fairies, ogres, dragons, and other magical beings. Illustrations and features: Complete and unabridged text with every original illustration, 41 plates (8 reproduced in color) and 33 additional black-and-white illustrations by H. J. Ford, decorative violet and pink cover art, and series listings and advertisements for other Dover children's and fairy books. Pagination: xiii + 388 pages of text plus plates; narrative type is fiction short stories with elements of fantasy, folklore, and myth. Physical description: Vintage violet softcover with black line art scene on the front, printed cover price $2.50, sewn paperback binding designed for durability and flat opening when read. Special notes: Interior front pages bear a blue "Second Time Around Books" bookstore stamp with light transfer visible on the reverse of the frontispiece illustration; trade paperback format issued without a dust jacket.