Violet Fairy (Lang’s Fairy Books) A6 Unlined Cahier

This captivating image comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang s The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang, illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and published under the editorial direction of Lang s wife, Leonora Alleyne, the book was one in a twelve-part series known as Lang s Fairy Books, with each book named for the colour of its fairy.