The Brown Fairy Book First Edition
For a first UK edition, first impression of The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (Longmans, Green and Co., 1904 · no dust jacket), the first point to check: Title page: The Brown Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, with eight coloured plates and illustrations by H. J. Ford.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Brown Fairy Book.
✓ Title page: The Brown Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, with eight coloured plates and illustrations by H. J. Ford.
✓ Imprint: Longmans, Green, and Co., 39 Paternoster Row, London; New York and Bombay, dated 1904 at the foot of the title page.
✓ Binding: original brown pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt, with Longmans & Co. at the foot of the spine; this edition is offered without a dust jacket.
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of The Brown Fairy Book is a first UK edition, first impression?
- ✓ Title page: The Brown Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, with eight coloured plates and illustrations by H. J. Ford. ✓ Imprint: Longmans, Green, and Co., 39 Paternoster Row, London; New York and Bombay, dated 1904 at the foot of the title page. ✓ Binding: original brown pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt, with Longmans & Co. at the foot of the spine; this edition is offered without a dust jacket. The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of The Brown Fairy Book?
- Yes. We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation to sell.
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