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The olive fairy book

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · 1907 · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · 55 pictures

The Olive Fairy Book is a 1907 London and New York collection of fairy tales and folklore edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford, written for young readers. Its black-and-white line drawings are dense, with fine hatching, ornamental borders and figures set against foliage, architecture and rocky settings, offering a designer useful models of decorative engraved narrative illustration.

Fairy tales · Folklore

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