{"product_id":"1896-the-animal-story-book-first-edition-andrew-lang","title":"1896 The Animal Story Book | First Edition Andrew Lang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Animal Story Book, edited by Andrew Lang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Published by Longmans, Greene, and Co., London, New York, and Bombay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1896\u003c\/span\u003e. First Edition, First Printing. English Language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cloth binding in a vibrant blue with a golden illustration of a lion and a starry sky on the front cover board, a bear on the spine, and all page edges in gold-gilt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe woodcut illustration on the title page features two orangutans, titled \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\"Tomi consumes the soup.\"\u003c\/span\u003e This and the cover art were engraved from original pen-and-ink drawings by \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHenry Justice Ford\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, who illustrated almost all of Lang’s colored fairy books and was famous for his influence on early fantasy art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is an inscription on the front endpaper that reads: \"To Muriel from Mrs. Girling,\" and a second inscription on the flyleaf that reads \"Muriel Brown Xmas 1919.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130 mm W x 187 mm H. 400 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wear to hinges, but both are still intact; some rubbing to corners and edges of spine; some fading to spine. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62479969255811,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_dffa96db-1757-44d8-a9ed-bd610ccc4302.jpg?v=1787942875","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/1896-the-animal-story-book-first-edition-andrew-lang","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}