The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang

The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang
The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang

The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang

Fading and chips to spine & light foxing throughout. One neat signature and 1890 date on inside blank page.

The boards have some moisture spots. The chip on the spine (Upper right corner) appears to have been repaired and set back on. We don't do any work on the books, so we let the pics speak for themselves. My old eyes aren't what they used to be, and I can't tell if the chip has been afixed back, but it's stable. In any case the spine is fragile.

Internally the work has no writing and is in good condition. Publisher's catalog in back of book. Gilt all pages edges and burgundy end papers. Most copies of this 1st printing have been rebound. The covers here are original.

Gilt blocked design to front cover. Gilt spine titles and design.

Book plate to inside front cover (see pics). Two pp have 1+ tears. No Dust Jacket, as issued. 1st Edition / 1st Printing. I have been a lover of fairy stories since I learned to read,' J.

The Red Fairy Book' was one of Tolkien's favourites and one of the major influences on his epic works of fantasy. No Tolkien collection is complete without a copy of this work on his shelf. Fantasy and medieval literature specialist Douglas A. Anderson asserted,'As a child Tolkien found delight in the variously coloured fairy tale books of Andrew Lang.

Especially he enjoyed "The Red Fairy Book", for it contained Lang's retelling of one of the greatest dragon stories in northern literature, that of Fafnir from the Volsung Saga.''The Red Fairy Book' was illustrated by H. As a child, and later as an adult, Tolkien was exposed to these pictures as he leafed through the pages of the fairy tales.

Consciously or unconsciously, he came under their spell. More than 100 drawings adorned the pages of this original 1890 edition.

This gorgeously illustrated book was a source of immense joy to Tolkien as he was growing up, and contributed to his conception of'The Hobbit' and'The Lord of the Rings'. This work contains thirty-seven familiar and lesser known fairy tales from German, Norse, French and other sources. Stories include Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Voice of Death, The Six Sillies, The Story of Sigurd.... This piece is a MUST for the Tolkien completist.

It's influence on Prof. Others were rebound or in very, very poor shape indeed. A very rare chance to own this very rare work. We try to do due diligence and research the pieces as we list them; they are varied: books & various rare publications, display collectibles, rare letters and posters... It was a wonderful find, a rare cache of materials and many, many of the pieces are jewels for the Tolkien collector. Please take a look at our other pieces for sale. We post new ones as we get to them. Feel free to ask any questions. The item "The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang" is in sale since Monday, May 14, 2018. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "lataraoxalic" and is located in Rockford, Tennessee.

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The Red Fairy Book 1st Printing 1890 Longmans Tolkien Hobbit Lord Rings A. Lang