The Violet Fairy Book

COLLECTOR'S ITEM. Good+ condition, The gilt illustration of the cover and the spine are clearly visible but somewhat rubbed. Wear at top and foot of spine. Binding tigt and square. Andrew Lang can best be described by the old time sobriquet, "a man of letters". He wrote, edited , and contributed to a vast number of publications. His most famous works, however, are a collection of 12 "coloured" fairy tale books.