The Yellow Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Lang
The Yellow Fairy Book is the fourth coloured Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang, first published by Longmans, Green and Co. in 1894 in a first printing of 15,000 copies. Illustrated by H. J. Ford, it includes many Hans Christian Andersen stories, among them Thumbelina and The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Longmans, Green, 1894
- First published
- Longmans, Green and Co., 1894
The first edition of The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang was published in London by Longmans, Green in 1894. We track 1 edition.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
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- Editions recorded
- 458 on Open Library, 429 in English
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
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Who published the first edition of The Yellow Fairy Book?
The first edition of The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Lang was published in London by Longmans, Green in 1894.
How many editions of The Yellow Fairy Book are there?
We track 1 edition of The Yellow Fairy Book, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Can I read The Yellow Fairy Book for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- The Langs' Fairy Books, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books, Lilly Library Blog, Indiana University, 2016 (blogs.libraries.indiana.edu)
- Author:Andrew Lang, Wikisource (en.wikisource.org)
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