Heidi
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company (1946), 1946. First edition with Weisgard's illustrations. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 7-334, [2] pp. Quarter green cloth over decorated cloth boards (decorations in brown, green, and orange), gold lettering and two gold decorations on the spine; green topstain. Illustrated green endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a color frontispiece, three color plates, and several black and white full-page designs by Leonard Weisgard. Introduction by May Lamberton Becker. Leonard Weisgard: Author & Illustrator of Children's Books. The first printing of the first edition of Weisgard's Heidi. Weisgard was a prolific British-American illustrator and artist. He worked extensively with the American Library Association and used various mediums in his work: gouache, poster paint, crayon, chalk, decoupage, stenciling and pen and ink. A lovely edition of Spyri's beloved pastoral work. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #000015275
A small concavity to the spine; jacket with a few traces of edge wear.
Price: $200.00