The Brown Fairy Book

By Andrew Lang

Illustrated by Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford

Published by Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1904

First Edition

With eight full page colour plates, 22 full page black and white plates, and numerous in text illustrations.

Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator who is best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works.

The frontispiece tissue guard is intact. 

The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African Sothos, and from Persia, Lapland, Brazil, and India.

The stories are:

"What the Rose did to the Cypress"

"Ball-Carrier and the Bad One"

"How Ball-Carrier finished his Task"

"The Bunyip"

"Father Grumbler"

"The Story of the Yara"

"The Cunning Hare"

"The Turtle and his Bride"

"How Geirald the Coward was Punished"

"Habogi"

"How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers"

"The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe"

"The Wicked Wolverine"

"The Husband of the Rat's Daughter"

"The Mermaid and the Boy"

"Pivi and Kabo"

"The Elf Maiden"

"How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones"

"Fortune and the Wood-Cutter"

"The Enchanted Head"

"The Sister of the Sun"

"The Prince and the Three Fates"

"The Fox and the Lapp"

"Kisa the Cat"

"The Lion and the Cat"

"Which was the Foolishest?"

"Asmund and Signy"

"Rübezahl"

"Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate"

"Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted"

"Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey"

"The Knights of the Fish"

In reddish/brown pictorial hardcover with decorations in gilt to the front cover and to the spine, in 350 pages, with all page edges gilt. There is some shelfwear. The front and rear inside hinges have been reinforced (see last two photos). There is no foxing. There is an ink mark to the page 13. There are no previous owners' inscriptions or names. All plates are bright and fresh. There are no missing, loose, damaged, or stained pages. The binding and block are firm. It is complete and original.

Measures 12.5cm x 19cm.

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