The Blue Fairy Book

The Blue Fairy Book is navy blue in colour with the indent of a witch under a moon on the cover. The first edition copies printed in 1889 have the text and illustrations on the cover in gold but the edition available in Rare Books is simply blue though the text on the binding is golden.

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The pages are in above average condition with minimal rips or bends. I speculate it was previous owned by a child as they are sporadic orange, pink and blue pencil crayon marks throughout the text (pgs. 168, 135, 203, 229, inside back cover). The colour of the binding is faded and worn applying that it was well used and enjoyed as Lang had hoped. The illustrations in all in black and white and range in size depending on the story but they are very detailed and precise. Some are embedded within the text and separated by the thin black border while other illustrations are a full page (48).

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One Response to The Blue Fairy Book

  1. Johanna Elves

    Where can you view this book? Can you purchase a copy?!

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