The Blue Fairy Book
Edited by Andrew Lang
25th Impression of July 1937 / Illustrated Vintage Hardback / Part of The Fairy Book Series
 
Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York, Toronto
Printed by The Darien Press, Edinburgh
 
This is a lovely vintage edition of The Blue Fairy Book, the first and best-known volume in Andrew Lang’s famous “Fairy Book” series. Originally published in 1889, this 1937 twenty-fifth impression includes 37 classic fairy tales from around the world, collected and retold for children, and has remained a treasured volume for generations.
 
Key Features:
100 illustrations by H. J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood, including a frontispiece and illustrated title page
Decorative original publisher’s blue cloth binding with blind-stamped design on the front board
Gilt spine with decorative illustration and titling
Crown octavo format, 390 pages
Tightly bound, with no rips, no pen or pencil, and all pages present
 
Condition:
This is a well-preserved copy, now nearly 90 years old. The cloth boards are intact and robust, showing only light wear: gentle bumping at the corners, slight rubbing to edges and spine ends, and a touch of discolouration to the spine. Please refer to the photographs for full details.
Inside, the pages are:
Very lightly tanned, with light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns
Predominantly clean and uncreased, with only minor marks or small creases on a few pages
A few page edges are roughly cut, likely due to the original uncut construction — part of the charm of older books
There are no inscriptions, no writing, and no missing pages. The binding remains tight and secure, making this a strong and attractive copy.
 
Dimensions:
Approximately 19 cm x 12.8 cm x 3.6 cm
Weight: Approx. 718 grams
 
This is a charming and collectable vintage edition of one of the most beloved fairy tale anthologies in the English language.