The Blue Fairy Book

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 143516217X ISBN 13: 9781435162174

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2017

New; pristine and flawless. See scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2017. First Thus, and First Printing, of B&N's 2017 decorative bonded leather illustrated edition of the famous collection of Fairy stories, first published in 1889 as the first of Lang's series of "colored" Fairy story books. Cover center art inset by Arthur Rackham; cover art and design by Vartan Ter-Avanesyan and David Ter-Avanesyan; interior art (8 full-page plates and very numerous partial-page pieces) by Henry J. Ford and G.P. Jacomb Hood. Octavo, blue bonded leather binding with gilt and silver art by the Ter-Avanesyans surround Rackham's color centerpiece, blue and old gold design decorated endpapers, All Edges Gilt, gold satin page-marker ribbon. New, and flawless throughout. In sealed storage since purchase. Original shrink wrap (opened and removed for scanning and description) to accompany. See all scans. 29 fairy tales, richly illustrated, from a variety of famous and historic sources. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L2

From the Back Cover:

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres—these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy tale books of many colors have entertained thousands of boys and girls, as they have also brought pleasure to the many parents who have read these unforgettable classics to their children.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame d'Aulnoy, The Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume—with enlarged print—are "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," "Puss in Boots," "Trusty John," "Jack the Giantkiller," "Goldilocks," and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our cultural heritage.
All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collections unmatchable in the English language.  Unabridged and unaltered republication of first (1891) edition.  

About the Author:

Andrew Lang (1844–1912) was a novelist, journalist, poet, and literary critic best known for his collections of fairy tales known as The Fairy Books.