The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, The Folio Society, Illustrated, Slipcase, 2003

London: The Folio Society. 2003. Near Fine. First printing. Dated 2003 to the copyright page and no reprint statement. The book is tight with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Faint fading to light blue top stain near spine head. Quarter-inch gap between headband and spine head cloth. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color and black and white Illustrations by Charles van Sandwyk. Illustrated endpapers. Issued without dust jacket. Introduction by Joan Aiken. Slipcase has light wear and rubbing. 372 pages. 7¾ x 10" tall.

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," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots".