Subject |
Fairy tales.
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Rare books and special collections.
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Descript |
xv, 336 pages : illustrations, 8 coloured plates and frontispiece ; 19 cm. |
Content |
text |
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still image |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Note |
"Mrs. Lang ... has translated and adapted ... the bulk of the collection" -- Preface. |
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Title-page vignette. |
Contents |
Madschen -- The blue parrot -- Geirlaug the king's daughter -- The story of little King Loc -- 'A long-bow story' -- Jackal or tiger? -- The comb and the collar -- The thanksgiving of the Wazir -- Samba the coward -- Kupti and Imani -- The strange adventures of Little Maia -- Diamond cut diamond -- The green knight -- The five wise words of the guru -- The golden-headed fish -- Dorani -- The satin surgeon -- The billy goat and the king -- The story of Zoulvisia -- Grasp all, lose all -- The fate of the turtle -- The snake prince -- The prince and princess in the forest -- The clever weaver -- The boy who found fear at last -- He wins who waits -- The steel cane -- The punishment of the fairy Gangana -- The silent princess. |
Ownership and Custodial History |
Bookplate of Charles Louis Taylor. |
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From the library of Sheila Taylor. |
Binding Information |
Case binding of olive green cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in gold and signed H.J.F. Spine with title, editor, illustrator, publisher and illustration in gold on spine. Gilt edges. |
Alt author |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, editor.
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Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, illustrator.
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Lang, Mrs., translator.
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Taylor, Charles Louis, 1850-1920, former owner.
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Taylor, Sheila, 1919-2008, former owner.
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Longmans, Green and Co., publisher.
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Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
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