The Green Fairy Book

Author: Andrew Lang (1844-1912)Year: 1892Publisher: Longmans, Green, and CompanyPlace: LondonDescription: xiv+866+[2 ad] pages with engraved frontispiece, 12 full page plates, vignette engraved illustrations in the text throughout. Small octavo (7 1/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial decoration to front board and lower spine and gilt end pages. Illustrator Henry J. Ford. First edition, first impression of the third installment in the Fairy Book series.  The third installment of Andrew Lang's widely read classics, The Green Fairy Book has been admired time and time again, enchanting readers with its carefully crafted prose and eclectic assortment of fairy tales. Originally published in 1892, this collection of celebrated tales has stood the test of time. Some of the famous stories included are:                   •The Three Little Pigs                 •The Three Bears                 •The Blue Bird                 •The Magic Swa