Melinda Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Where is the best place to get a set of them that are unabridged? I would like to have hard copies to read to the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I believe you can get them at Dover Publishing. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 The Book Depository in the UK has a complete book with all of the various colours in the one book. That may work out cheaper for you, their shipping is free world wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 sorry double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 You can download the PDFs for free from www.manybooks.net and print them yourself for very little money. http://manybooks.net/authors/langandr.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Here they are at Amazon. And in chronological order: Blue Fairy Book (1889) Red Fairy Book (1890) Green Fairy Book (1892) Yellow Fairy Book (1894) Pink Fairy Book (1897) Grey Fairy Book (1900) Violet Fairy Book (1901) Crimson Fairy Book (1903) Brown Fairy Book (1904) Orange Fairy Book (1906) Olive Fairy Book (1907) Lilac Fairy Book (1910) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thank you! Amber, that's about half price of what Amazon wants. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 The Book Depository in the UK has a complete book with all of the various colours in the one book. That may work out cheaper for you, their shipping is free world wide.Are you sure it's not a "best of"? The Dover editions run 350-400 pages each and there are 12 volumes. That would be a very thick omnibus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks, Moira! Amazon wants $120 for all of them, but the UK place only wants $54. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yeah, I'm not sure. If they're that thick, maybe it's worth the $120? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Are you sure it's not a "best of"? The Dover editions run 350-400 pages each and there are 12 volumes. That would be a very thick omnibus. Wow... it's just over 800 pages. Does anyone know how small the print is? And does it have the illustrations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Check out Angelicum Academy. I believe they use those books.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 For what it's worth, I picked up older copies one at a time at half-price books. I prefer to have separate books rather than a whole series in one because it's easier to carry them around. Also, think about as the kids get older and are reading them on their own--it's easier to take one volume to bed than a giant dictionary-sized book. There are a lot of stories n each volume, so you don't have to buy them all at once. Old versions are easy to find at used book stores and library sales, but if you want new ones, I'd go for the individual volumes at amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 if you want new ones, I'd go for the individual volumes at amazon.:iagree: These are among best best loved books at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks for posting this. I've been considering the all-in-one version, just for price sake, but I hadn't really thought about the size of the print or the sheer size of the volume itself. Thank you! I think I'll just plan to slowly collect them, or watch for them on Ebay. :001_smile: Melinda, if you find them somewhere else, definitely post to let us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Read the reviews at Amazon for the 12 in 1. http://www.amazon.com/12-Books-Complete-Crimson-Stories/dp/0954840151 Print is apparently so tiny you need a maginfying glass. And individual stories are not listed in table of contents, just the books, and no index either. No illustrations, poorly bound, etc, etc. It has all the stories, but they all run together, apparently. I pick up about 3-4 volumes a year. Sometimes you can find volumes at good prices at Overstock. If going with Amazon, I'd pick up enough to reach $25, and start in. Every volume has a LOT of stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Here they are at Amazon. And in chronological order: Blue Fairy Book (1889) Red Fairy Book (1890) Green Fairy Book (1892) Yellow Fairy Book (1894) Pink Fairy Book (1897) Grey Fairy Book (1900) Violet Fairy Book (1901) Crimson Fairy Book (1903) Brown Fairy Book (1904) Orange Fairy Book (1906) Olive Fairy Book (1907) Lilac Fairy Book (1910) Thanks for this... is it wrong that I'm irritated that I ordered the red book first when it's not chronologically first? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Here's a website with a lang fairy tale of the day. And it has an index by region of the source of the tale in his fairy books. http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Here's a website with a lang fairy tale of the day. And it has an index by region of the source of the tale in his fairy books. http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/ Tale of the day - now I like that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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