The Green Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, The Folio Society, Illustrated, Slipcase

London: The Folio Society. 2012. Like New. Third printing. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and bindings, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color and black and white Illustrations by Julian de Narvaez. Decorated endpapers. Issued without dust jacket. Introduced by Jack Zipes. Slipcase has very faint rubbing. 354 pages. 7¾ x 10 tall.In The Green Fairy Book,” the third in the series, Andrew Lang has assembled stories from Spanish and Chinese traditions, a few of the most entertaining creations penned by the Comte de Caylus, Sebillot, Fenelon, Kletke, and Mme. d’Aulnoy, and some of the best-loved tales from the Brothers Grimm. Here in one volume are “The Blue Bird,” “Sylvain and Jocosa,” The Blue Bird , “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Half-Chick,” “The Three Bears,” “The Magic Swan,” The Twelve Huntsmen” and many other favorites.

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