Rare copy with full-page plates by H.J. Ford The fourth of Lang's fairy books, The Yellow Fairy Book compiles fairy tales from around the world, including well known stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Thumbelina". Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece showing ’The Swineherd takes the Ten Kisses’, over 20 full-page plates, and 82 woodcuts in text by H.J. Ford. Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1901. Publisher’s original yellow cloth, titles to spine, gilt-stamped illustration to front cover. Gilt to all fore-edges. Book Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm and Number of Pages: 321 + 2 pages of publisher’s books Condition External covers are faded and marked, and with wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Internally; in fair condition. No names or inscriptions. The first and last blank free endpaper pages are removed. Spotting and staining marks to the margin of some pages throughout, and slight closed tears to the corners of couple pages. The plates in good condition (Please see pictures). ============================================ “Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of twenty-five collections of true and fictional stories for children, published between 1889 and 1913. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. The twelve Coloured Fairy Books were illustrated by H. J. Ford (Henry Justice Ford), the first two volumes shared with G. P. Jacomb-Hood and Lancelot Speed respectively, the sequels alone. Several other volumes were illustrated by Ford. A. Wallis Mills also contributed some illustrations”. ============================================