Remains particularly well-preserved overall tight, bright, clean and strong. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth in fine slipcase.
#Folio books andrew lang series#
The page tops and the slipcase (26.1x20.5cm.) are dark pink.Īn index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.Folio Society Edition. Bound in bright pink cloth, the cover and spine are blocked with pictures in purple, white and silver. The dark pink endpapers are printed with a silver picture. There are 41 different stories, the details of which are included can be seen in the following photos.
#Folio books andrew lang full#
There is a ten page introduction by A S Byatt and 16 full colour illustrations and numerous line drawing endpieces by Debra McFarlane. This (and all the books in the series) is an imposingly large volume with xx + 335 pages set in large type on thicker than average Caxton wove paper. Always read the story yourself first before reading one to a child at bedtime, or you may end up with the child sleeping in your bed to recover from night terrors. Stories about witches, goblins and giants sit beside those featuring cute animals, beautiful maidens and courageous youths. They vary from the horridly frightening to those with the traditional happy ending. The Pink Fairy Book contains tales from Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Sicily and many other places. The Pink Fairy Book compiled by Andrew Lang 2007 He was careful to distinguish myths from folk tales and was careful to exclude the former.Īs a random example, and because it is probably the brightest book in the collection, and to benefit the few FS aficionados who do not own one of these books, I have chosen the Pink Fairy Book for a detailed review. In many cases, this was the first time many of the tales had appeared in English, or even in print at all. He was significantly assisted in his endeavours by his wife Nora, who was entirely responsible for some of the later books. Lang, a Scot and Oxford scholar, collected fairy tales from many varied sources and from all over the world, and then published them in a rather random order in successive books, each of a different colour. The Nursery Rhyme Book from 2016 is sometimes also included in this series.Īll the books are the same height and depth, and of similar external design, adding to their attraction. Lilac Fairy Book (1910) (2012) Caitlin Hackett Olive Fairy Book (1907) (2012) Kate Baylay Orange Fairy Book (1906) (2013) Tomislav Tomiç Violet Fairy Book (1901) (2010) Bob VenablesĬrimson Fairy Book (1903) (2011) Tim Stevensīrown Fairy Book (1904) (2010) Omar Rayyan Grey Fairy Book (1900) (2013) Lauren Nassef Pink Fairy Book (1897) (2007) Debra McFarlane Yellow Fairy Book (1894) (2008) Danuta Mayer Green Fairy Book (1892) (2009) Julian de Narvaez Red Fairy Book (1890) (2008) Niroot Puttapipat The twelve books listed in order of publication by Lang and then the FS followed by the artist are :-īlue Fairy Book (1889) (2003) Charles van Sandwyk The rainbow Fairy Books were first published by Andrew Lang (1844-1912) between 18. The Blue Fairy Book is still available direct from the FS.
Each of the twelve books is illustrated by a different artist. Now many attract ridiculous prices on the secondary market, despite their contents varying from the horrible, to the charming, to the rather banal. When they were originally published, they were poor sellers for the Folio Society, and some were eventually given away as a joining incentive. What is it about these fairy books that attracts so much attention now?
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