{"product_id":"andrew-lang-a-critical-biography-roger-lancelyn-green-1st-edition","title":"Andrew Lang: A Critical Biography, Roger Lancelyn Green — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Leicester, Edmund Ward, 1946\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xi, 265.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original dark blue cloth binding is exceptionally well-preserved, remaining structurally tight and firm with crisp, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine that shows virtually no shelf-wear. Internally, the text block is sound; the pages are bright and clean, exhibiting only the very faint, uniform toning expected of immediate post-war paper stock. A neat previous owner's signature to the front free endpaper is the sole internal marking. The original unclipped dust jacket is highly commendable, retaining vibrant maroon and pale blue panels; it shows some light handling marks and toning to the cream rear panel, alongside minor rubbing, faint creasing, and very slight nicks to the extremities and spine ends, yet remains a highly attractive example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the first edition of Roger Lancelyn Green's critical study of the prolific Scottish writer, featuring a full-page colour portrait frontispiece of Andrew Lang. The volume is notably augmented by a comprehensive short-title bibliography of Lang’s extensive literary output, making it a highly useful reference work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front free endpaper bears the neat ink signature of a previous owner, M.G. Hardman. As an immediate post-war production, copies of this biography, particularly those retaining their original, unclipped dust jackets in such respectable condition, are increasingly uncommon on the open market, presenting a superb acquisition for collectors of nineteenth-century literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Lancelyn Green’s \u003ci\u003eAndrew Lang: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e offers an authoritative and engaging exploration of one of the most prolific and versatile Scottish writers of the late nineteenth century. Delving into Lang’s multifaceted career as a poet, novelist, literary critic, and pioneering folklorist, best remembered today for his iconic series of multi-coloured Fairy Books, Green masterfully assesses the breadth of his subject's literary contributions. Drawing upon personal correspondence and critical analysis, this biography attempts to view Lang’s vast and varied output as a cohesive whole. It provides a definitive portrait of the man behind the prose and his enduring legacy in British literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54494431674707,"sku":"4906","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260730_225743.jpg?v=1785928959","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/andrew-lang-a-critical-biography-roger-lancelyn-green-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}