1922 Rare Book - HEIDI by Johanna Spyri Illustrated

 

Author : Johanna Spyri
Title : HEIDI
Publisher : Philadelphia, David McKay, no date (circa 1922).
Language : Text in English
Size : 8 " X 5.5 "
Pages : 356 pages
Binding : Near fine full cloth binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (clean, bright and tight).
Illustrations : Illustrated with 8 beautiful color plates by L.L..

The book : Rare and attractive edition of Heidi - a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. 
Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature. 

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.