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Lydia Vvinters

I'm working on a detailed recreation of the 1906 original first-edition cover of Andrew Lang's Olive fairy book. I have found some detailed photos of the front, but I'm struggling to find a good image of the spine, which should also have a charming illustration of hugging fairies and a bat. I hope someone out there might have this book and is kind enough to take some pictures of the spine?

Please boost for reach.🙏

This is the WIP and the clearest image I have of the spine.

Work in progress screenshot of a drawing restoration of the fairy on the cover of an old book. Details in post. It's white line for the new drawing.
ALT
The clearest image I have of the spine of the book. Olive green book. Two fairies flying in front of the moon. A girl fairy is hugging a boy fairy. I think. There is a bat at the bottom.
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Nov 28, 2024, 08:46 · · 27 · 14
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Em

@HeliaXyana

Have you seen the currently available books photographed at abebooks.co.uk?

abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDet

www.abebooks.co.ukThe Olive Fairy Book by Andrew Lang [ed.]: Good Cloth (1907) First edition. | Rooke Books PBFAFirst edition. - Cloth - Longmans, Green, and Co, London - 1907 - Condition: Good - The uncommon first edition of Andrew Lang's Olive Fairy Book, the eleventh work in the popular series. The uncommon first edition of this work.This olive volume contains fairy tales from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and of Anatole France.Tales include 'The Silent Princess', 'The Snake Prince', and 'Madschun'.Andrew Lang is best known for these collections of fairy tales, and was an avid collector of folklore and fairy tales. He was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic.Illustrated with eight colour plates, twenty monochrome plates, and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a noted English illustrator best known for his beautiful illustrations for Lang's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light cockling to cloth at head and fore edge of front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fraying in these regions. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Good - The Olive Fairy Book
Lydia Vvinters

@catfoxbirdperson

I have, but most seem to use a stock image or are too damaged, faded or pixilated.

I will have another look. Thanks.

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Em

@HeliaXyana

Pity. I looked for images of the Büchergilde Gutenberg (a German publisher who specialize in that sort of thing ) 2000s re-edition , but of course they do not allow images, not even bad ones, to circulate.

Lydia Vvinters

@catfoxbirdperson

Oh, thank you so much for looking!

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