1897 Scarce First Edition - THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS by Andrew Lang.
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(Description)
Language: Text in English.
Publisher : London: Longmans, Green, and Co, Ltd.,1897. First edition.
Size : 8 " X 5.5 ".
Pages : xviii-301 pages + (32) catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining mainly on the endpapers - as shown, small chips on the outer margin of page 235 not affecting the text - as shown).
Estimate: (USD 400 - USD 450)
The book: Attractive and scarce First edition of Lang's essay on dreams, ghosts, and reality titled THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS. A rare find in any condition!
The author: Andrew Lang FBA (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.