1899 Rare Book - HEIDI, A Little Swiss Girl's City and Mountain Life by Johanna Spyri.
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Author: Johanna Spyri.
Title: HEIDI, A Little Swiss Girl's City and Mountain Life. Translated from the thirteenth German edition by Helen B. Dole. With illustrations.
Publisher: Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Ginn & Company, 1899.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7" X 5".
Pages: viii-363 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful frontispiece and all the in-text illustrations.
The book: "HEIDI, A Little Swiss Girl's City and Mountain Life" by Johanna Spyri is a cherished literary classic that has captured the hearts of readers for generations. This 1899 edition is a rare find, allowing readers to immerse themselves in Heidi's captivating adventures in the Swiss Alps.
The author: Johanna Louise Spyri (née Heusser; German: 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.