3088250. ASTRID LINDGRENS THREE BOOKS ABOUT PIPPI LONGSTOCKING IN THE FIRST EDITION IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COPIES I HAVE SEEN.
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3088250. ASTRID LINDGRENS THREE BOOKS ABOUT PIPPI LONGSTOCKING IN THE FIRST EDITION IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COPIES I HAVE SEEN.
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Lindgren, Astrid, Swedish writer, (1907-2002). The three Pippi Longstocking books in exceptionally beautiful first edition copies. 1. Pippi Longstocking. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. Rabén & Sjögren, Stockholm, 1945. First edition. Small 8vo in a cloth spine binding with spine lettered in black and illustrated front cover lettered in blue and green. Back cover with The four best in Rabén & Sjögren's prize competition for children's books with text about Pippi Longstocking in a frame. Illustrated with Ingrid Nyman's drawings in black and white. 174 p. 2. Pippi Longstocking boards. Small 8vo in an illustrated cloth spine with spine lettered in black and front cover lettered in green. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. 192 p. 3. Pippi Longstocking in the South Sea. Small 8vo in an illustrated cloth spine with spine lettered in black and front cover lettered in red. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. 167 p.
Probably the most beautiful examples I have seen of this suite.
Condition
All with extremely small traces of use, if even some. The inserts as usual slightly toned due to the paper quality from the post-war years.
3088250. ASTRID LINDGRENS THREE BOOKS ABOUT PIPPI LONGSTOCKING IN THE FIRST EDITION IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COPIES I HAVE SEEN.
Description
Lindgren, Astrid, Swedish writer, (1907-2002). The three Pippi Longstocking books in exceptionally beautiful first edition copies. 1. Pippi Longstocking. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. Rabén & Sjögren, Stockholm, 1945. First edition. Small 8vo in a cloth spine binding with spine lettered in black and illustrated front cover lettered in blue and green. Back cover with The four best in Rabén & Sjögren's prize competition for children's books with text about Pippi Longstocking in a frame. Illustrated with Ingrid Nyman's drawings in black and white. 174 p. 2. Pippi Longstocking boards. Small 8vo in an illustrated cloth spine with spine lettered in black and front cover lettered in green. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. 192 p. 3. Pippi Longstocking in the South Sea. Small 8vo in an illustrated cloth spine with spine lettered in black and front cover lettered in red. Illustrated by Ingrid Nyman. 167 p.
Probably the most beautiful examples I have seen of this suite.
Condition
All with extremely small traces of use, if even some. The inserts as usual slightly toned due to the paper quality from the post-war years.