But there are good stories enough left, and it is hoped that some in the red fairy book may have the attraction of being less. The british library database of bookbindings default. The exact nature of langs collaboration with ford, the principal illustrator of the blue fairy book, is known, but eleanor langstaff notes that he worked with the illustrators in his role as general editor readying the fairy books for publication. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and.
First published in 1889, the blue fairy bookis the 1st volume in this series. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Beauty and the beast and other classic fairy tales features 101 stories in which beauties and beasts capture the charm and magic of the classic fairy tale. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife, leonora blanche alleyne.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The project gutenberg ebook of the blue fairy book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. A complete illustrated bibliography list of all of andrew langs rainbow fairy books akathe colored or coloured fairy books, including their contents. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Cinderella and other stories from the blue fairy book dover childrens thrift classics by. The iridescent elegance of victorian motherofpearl book bindings the keepsake. Buckram book cloth is a heavy, hardwearing cloth that can be treated to make it scuff resistant and washable. The tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations.
Miniature blue books insta library by ldelaney on etsy book tree, what books would you grow. Accurate and careful typesetting and an intelligent method of inserting the source notes, high definition reproductions of illustrations, thoughtful afterword. The blue fairy book 6 you must then demand as much wood as three mules can carry, and a great cauldron, and must shut yourself up in a room with the sultan, and when the cauldron boils you must throw him into it, and there leave him until his flesh is completely separated from his bones. The blue fairy booktoads and diamonds wikisource, the free. Fairy tales and folklore generally involve the fantastical, the supernatural, and the otherworldly. The blue fairy book library binding april 25, 2008. The original category is as it says, it was originally bound with the idea that the book would be used in a library setting where the book would receive harder use than those usual trade editions sold to the public the after market library binding is the method of binding serials, and rebinding.
Andrew lang was born on march 31, 1844 in the burgh of selkirk, scotland. It aims to provide information and images of selected bindings of books printed in western europe from the fifteenth century to date. Olympia the games fairy rainbow magic, special edition meadows, daisy on. The blue fairy book wikisource, the free online library. Jan 16, 2019 for this was a fairy, who had taken the form of a poor country woman, to see how far the civility and good manners of this pretty girl would go. When so treated it is called library or coated buckram and is frequently used for library bindings due to its durability. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Books and bookmen world digital library edition by. 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. The blue fairy book, the red fairy book, the yellow fairy book and the green fairy book.
Books and bookmen world digital library edition overdrive. The site provides an online source of information and a finding aid to bookbindings in the british library. The design and manufacture of the looking glass library books were driven by the need to market the books to libraries. First in a series of twelve fairy books, published between 1889 and lang grew up reading classic fairy tales during his childhood in the rural scottish borders and he. Chosen from the blue fairy book and other fairy tale collections by andrew lang, the selections include, in addition to the.
It has an excellent group of stories from different fairy tale writers, including perrault, daulnoy, and grimm. Nice mural in a library or kids classroom a nature surrounded library. Book i of andrew langs fairy books of many colors andrew langs coloured fairy books by andrew lang, melody laughlin, et al. The original category is as it says, it was originally bound with the idea that the book would be used in a library setting where the book would receive harder use than those usual trade editions sold to the public. The bestknown books in the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales, also known as andrew langs colored fairy books or andrew langs manycolored fairy books.
Then arrange the bones in their proper places, and. The bronze ring prince hyacinth and the dear little princess east of the sun and west of the moon the yellow dwarf little red ridinghood the sleeping beauty in the wood cinderella. Both of the books in this photo have been bound in coated buckram. Whatever their relationship, fords work complements langs narratives and extends. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. He is perhaps best known as the editor of a colorful collection of legends including the red fairy tale book, the blue fairy tale book, and the violet fairy tale book. The blue fairy book lexile find a book metametrics inc. The british library database of bookbindings advanced search. Images and searchable text relating to selected bindings continue to be added. This book was originally printed in the 19th century. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first english translation of many. The british library database of bookbindings advanced. The blue fairy booktoads and diamonds wikisource, the.
The blue fairy book annotated by andrew lang, paperback. First published in 1889, the blue fairy book is the 1st volume in this series. Originally published in 1889, the blue fairy book was the first of 12 volumes of fairy tales from around the world, collected by renowned folklorist andrew lang. Instead, a relatively cheap binding method known as paperoverboard printed paper, glued to heavy cardboard bindings was used instead of cloth to keep costs low. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Beauty and the beast and other classic fairy tales barnes. Certified library binders must undergo an independent inspection by the library binding institute to certify that they have the equipment, experience, knowledge and expertise to manufacture book bindings that meet the specification of the american national standard for library binding. Library binding can be divided into the two major categories of original and after market. Full andrew langs fairy books collection at one more library andrew lang collection.
Andrew lang 18441912 was a scottish poet, novelist and literary critic. Laszlo gal a soldier on his way home from the wars helps out a mysterious old man who rewards him by telling him where to find the magic blue light. In total, the volumes have 798 stories, in addition to the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. The fairy books by andrew lang folio society edition. Olympia the games fairy rainbow magic, special edition. Information and library science library, university of north carolina at chapel hill language english. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
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. From wikisource jul 22, 2019 the collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first english translation of many. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so. But even so, a number of henry justice fords wood engraved illustrations in the blue fairy book conjure up the idea of halloween. The red fairy book edited by andrew lang to master billy tremayne miles a profound student yet an amiable critic preface in a second gleaning of the fields of fairy land we cannot expect to find a second perrault. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. The fairy books by andrew lang folio society edition what others are saying i need all of these for my collection. It has not been abridged, nor have any of the original pictures been taken out. Before we even open the book, the uncredited, giltstamped design on the its midnight blue upper cover, presents a striking image of a broomstickriding witch. The brown fairy book this series was my favorite in third grade. The first edition had 5,000 copies, which sold for six shillings each.
The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, the arabian nights, and many other sources. I am planning to collect all of andrew langs color fairy tale books. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. At the time, many libraries refused to purchase paperback books. I will give you for a gift, continued the fairy, that, at every word you speak, there shall come out of your mouth either a flower or a jewel.
The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many. The blue fairy book is the first of twelve fairy stories that were researched, translated and compiled by andrew lang 18441912 and his wife, lang, a scotsman, was a literary critic, novelist, poet, and a contributor to the field of anthropology. This database is a finding aid to the british library s bookbindings. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The bronze ring prince hyacinth and the dear little princess east of the sun and west of the moon the yellow dwarf little. The red fairy book edited by andrew lang master billy. It reveals langs poetic enthusiasm for the great book chase among the bookstalls of victorian london, as he hopes to discover an old french play by moliere, a first edition of shelley or perhaps an early english printing of edgar poes poetry. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source.
Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children. Buy the blue fairy book dover childrens classics new edition by andrew. Ioba library bindings independent online booksellers.
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