The Red Book of Romance

Andrew Lang

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1905

Lang's Red Romance Book, with delightful illustrations by Henry Justice Ford, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. All edges gilt. 28 plates, 8 colour plates including the frontispiece, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated complete. This work contains 29 stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children by Andrew Lang (1844-1912). It includes stories about Don Quixote, Charlemagne, Bevis of Hampton and Guy of Warwick, and is beautifully illustrated by Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941). In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition, with very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Colour is good and gilt is bright. Dust wrapper is in two parts, with tidemarks to the upper extremities and closed tears to the folds of the flaps. Some sunning to the spine, and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for faint tidemarks to the paste downs and end papers, and the occasional spot and handling mark, with slightly more spotting to the end papers. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 835M17

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Red Book of Romance
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co., London
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: H. J. Ford
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book