Andrew Lang's Fairy Tale Books in Many Colors (Complete 12-volume set) by Lang, Andrew (ed.); Illustrations by H. J. Ford

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. Reprints. Paperback. Near fine. Henry J. Ford. Octavos [21. 5 cm] in various shades of brightly colored wraps, with only light wear to the wraps. May require extra postage due to weight. A complete and unabridged set of the Dover edition of Andrew Lang's seminal Victorian collection of fairy tales and folklore, "The Rainbow Fairy Books," or the "Fairy Books of Many Colours," etc. With numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford.Lang's prismatic collections have delighted readers since the publication of "The Blue Fairy Book" in 1889. The demand for them was so great that he continued to produce them long after he would have preferred not to (the inclusion of the "Olive," "Brown," and "Grey" volumes is a fairly clear indicator that he set to work with a more limited spectrum in mind!). A poet and critic, Lang also found time to amass strange and wondrous stories from all over the globe, not just Europe, and it is truly fascinating to see the common threads that run through all of our myths. Although children (and their parents) often assumed otherwise, Lang was the editor of these stories, not the author. His wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang, was an accomplished linguist who translated many of the stories into English.