ERIK ASKLUND'S DEBUT NOVEL ONLY A BEGINNING AND TWO NOVELS BY JOSEPH KJELLGREN - ALL WITH DEDICATION.

Asklund, Erik, Swedish author, (1908-1980) & Kjellgren, Josef, Swedish author¨, (1907-1048) &. Three works of dedication. 1. Asklund, Erik. just a start. A novel puzzle. Albert Bonniers Publishing House, Stockholm, 1929. First edition of Asklund's debut novel. Häftad small 8vo with the cover captioned in red. ¨177 p. , (II) With a dedication on the half-title page: “Til Sam from Jerka. This debut for a while ago. 3. VI. 47. my friend Erik”.
2.. Kjellgren, Joseph. Companionship between men. Nature and Culture, Stockholm, 1947. First Edition. Paperback 8vo with captioned and illustrated cover. Illustrated. 90 pp. With a dedication on the cover page: “Elsa -a first chapter of a book sim may eventually get bigger, my friend Kjell.
3. Kjellgren, Joseph, The Emerald. Novel. Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur, Stockholm, 1939. First Edition. Paperback 8vo with illustrated and subtitled cover. 342 pp. , (I).
With a dedication on the semi-title page: "The emerald... a piece of jewelry in a necklace or a finger ring I - with the lust of my heart -so wanted to betray you! But alas, I only have this story about an old cargo hauler with rusted bottom plates. Friend Kjell, 5. VII .44".
Erik Asklund and Josef Kjellgren grew up in the same neighborhood on the south side of Stockholm and were friends for life.