"The Blue Fairy Book", by Andrew Lang, Introduction by M.D. Holmes, illustrations in Color by Frederick Richardson, published by John Winston, 1930, copyright illustrations, Introduction, and Notes, John Winston Company. This 1930' edition is the only edition published by John Winston. This edition contains all original Henry J. Ford b/w illustrations of the 1st edition [1889], and 4 additional color plates by Richardson.

Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) was a prolific and successful English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. Sometimes known as H.J. Ford or Henry J. Ford, he came to public attention when he provided the numerous beautiful illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, which captured the imagination of a generation of British children and were sold worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s.

Originally, "The Blue Fairy Book" was first published in Great Britain in 1889. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairy tales, among other sources. "The Blue Fairy Book" was the first volume in the series, and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.

The Bronze Ring
Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
The Yellow Dwarf
Little Red Riding Hood
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was
Rumpelstiltskin
Beauty and the Beast
The Master Maid
Why the Sea Is Salt
The Master Cat or Puss in Boots
Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
The White Cat
The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners
The Terrible Head
The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
The History of Whittington
The Wonderful Sheep
Little Thumb
The Forty Thieves
Hansel and Gretel
Snow-White and Rose-Red
The Goose-girl
Toads and Diamonds
Prince Darling
Blue Beard
Trusty John
The Brave Little Tailor
A Voyage to Lilliput

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Hard boards, publisher’s blue cloth with a colorful illustration on the front board [some wear and soiling]; illustrated endpapers; 6" x 8.1/2"; all four color plates are present, 396 pages, many b/w text illustrations, a few stains, a few page corner folds, page# 151/52 has a repaired vertical crease, very good binding and condition. [asa]