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First published 1863
Publisher Macmillan and Co.
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xi+368

Notes

WorldCat library records of the 1863 edition show (quote 2 cited here): -- heading The fairy book : the best popular fairy stories selected and rendered anew -- Responsibility: by the author of "John Halifax, gentleman." and -- heading Fairy book : the best popular stories -- Responsibility: selected and rendered anew by the author of John Halifax, gentleman.

  • The title page lists the author only as The author of 'John Halifax, Gentleman'.
  • Some of the fairy tales may be non-genre.
  • Includes 8 pages of publisher's advertisements at the end, not included in the page count.
  • Engraved by C.H. Jeens after Joseph Noel Paton. Wood engravings.
  • Data from Abebooks and from WorldCat, {{OCLC|905321818}}. The earliest edition for which WorldCat has the table of contents is {{OCLC|437266893}} (1890's). Contents verification and primary verification from Google Books. (The auto-generated table of contents in Google Books is missing 4 of the tales.)

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Fairy Book: The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered Anew 1913 Macmillan and Co. Hardcover Collection xiii+379
The Fairy Book Cover 1979 Macmillan UK Hardcover Collection Warwick Goble viii+232