The Gold of Fairnilee

Overview:

• Title: The Gold of Fairnilee
• Author: Andrew Lang
• Year: 1888
• Publisher: J. W. Arrowsmith
• Price: 5/-
• Pages: 86
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Chapter Book
• Title Reference: The Gold of Fairnilee
• Notes: 1st ed. (ordinary and large paper editions evidently; this publication record represents both as of 2016-11-05)
  
  Price from advertisement, back pages of Lang's Prince Prigio (Arrowsmith, 1889)
  
  LCCN (which links e-copy at HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL)), and OCLC 7229289: -- "[1888]" -- 6 preliminary leaves, 86 pages color frontispiece, color plates 30 cm -- "No. 43 of limited edition of 100 copies on large, hand-made paper." (not supported by e-copy interior) "[1888]"
  
  HDL catalog record provides full view of one copy without original cover (2 copies of 1 original from U California)
  • HDL notes "No. 45 of limited edition of 100 copies on large, hand-made paper." (not supported by e-copy interior)
  • Title page complex, no date
  • t.p. verso credits letter-press Arrowsmith, drawings lithographed Robinson, both of Bristol
  • Dedication, letter To Jeanie Lang, Lappa(?) from A. L.
  • "Whuppity Stoorie's Song in this Tale is by the Author's Friend, F. De Q. M."
  • text with b/w decorations and colour illustrations spans p1-86
  • p86 footer "J. W. Arrowsmith, Printer, Quay Street, Bristol."
  Another library record of the large paper edition evidently, {{OCLC|7380619}}, notes among others: -- "Paper made by John Dickinson & Co. - Laid signature on last leaf." -- "Limited edition of 100 copies on large, hand-made paper. Copies are hand-numbered." -- "Two page publisher's list follows the text." And gives the description "[4] preliminary leaves, 86 pages [14] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm" (note size difference) Apparently that is the large-paper edition. LCCN and OCLC records may represent the ordinary edition or large paper edition poorly catalogued. HDL apparently provides the ordinary edition poorly catalogued.