The Blue Fairy Book (Collectible Editions) by Andrew Lang

2.8 (4)
$15.00

Product Details

Web ID: 14421859

Originally published in 1889, The Blue Fairy Book was the first of 12 volumes of fairy tales from around the world, collected by renowned folklorist Andrew Lang. For more than a century it has been the book that introduces young readers to timeless fairy tales that include "Hansel and Gretel," "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots," "The Forty Thieves" and "Snow-White and Rose-Red." This collection of selected fairy tales features the distinguished art of Henry J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood, which graced the book's first edition. The Blue Fairy Book is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics for children. It features classic illustrations, an elegant bonded-leather binding, distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

  • Product Features

    • Author - Andrew Lang
    • Publisher - Barnes & Noble
    • Publication date - 05-29-2017
    • Page count - 440
    • Hardcover
    • Age range - 10-13 years
    • Leather Editions
    • Dimensions - 6.4 H x 8.3 W x 1.1 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9781435162174

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2.8/5

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2 years ago

Beautiful but incomplete

I purchased this in store with the shrink wrap around it so I didn’t see that this is just a selection of the stories. This should be somewhere in the title, on the cover, or something! It’s missing 8 stories! Be forewarned too about some racial slurs used in some of the stories.

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2 years ago
from Chicago

Flat and needlessly racist.

There are better versions of these stories out there. As a Black person I can’t read “hideous negroes” to my daughter. Returning this asap. If you’re ok with this kind of language then this is the version for you. I don’t think it should be censored and I think if you like this you should be loud and proud about it. But a heads up if you wish to avoid.

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