Heidi Johanna Spyri A tale for Children Dutton New York 1930 Beautiful Vintage Book

Kitty's Notes:

Get ready to run through the hills yodelling with this adorable and quite scarce 1930's hardback vintage book of Johanna Spyri's children's classic "Heidi" The book has a fabulous if slightly faded design to the front board of the Swiss mountains and pine trees opening to the charmingly illustrated contents of this sweet old children's book.

Sadly, this enchanting story seems a little out of fashion nowadays. I remember the first time I read it I demanded toasted cheese for supper and a goat of my own! So be prepared.

This story always reminds me of that other sentimental classic "Silas Marner" where the gruff old character is redeemed by the love of a child. But in Heidi you can smell the pine trees and feel the chill of the mountain air and settle down for pure sentimental escapism.

A charming children's classic that should still be read and enjoyed today. So why not introduce someone to this lovely old story.

Extract from this Book "Heidi":

"There was no Peter that day, and Heidi stood at the little window looking out in wonderment, for the snow was beginning again, and the thick flakes kept falling till the snow was up to the window, and still they continued to fall, and the snow grew higher, so that at last the window could not be opened, and she and her grandfather were shut up fast within the hut.

Heidi thought this was great fun and ran from one window to the next to see what would happen next, and whether the snow was going to cover the whole hut, so that they would have to light a lamp although it was broad daylight. But things did not get as bad as that, and the next day, the snow having ceased, the grandfather went out and shovelled away the snow round the house, and threw it into such great heaps that they looked like mountains standing at intervals either side of the hut.

And now the windows and door could be opened, and it was well it was so, for as Heidi and her grandfather were sitting one afternoon on their three-legged stools before the fire there came a great thump at the door followed by several others, and then the door opened. It was Peter, who had made all that noise knocking the snow off his shoes; he was still white all over with it, for he had to fight his way through deep snowdrifts, and large lumps of snow that had been frozen upon him still clung to his clothes. He had been determined, however, not to be beaten and to climb up to the hut for it was a week now since he had seen Heidi.... "

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hardback
• Illustrated
• Collectable
• Vintage Children's Book
• Classic Novel

BOOK ERA:

• 1930's Vintage Books

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Johanna Spyri (1827 - 1901) wrote "Heidi".


Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. London / E. P. Dutton & Co. New York
Date: 1930
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardback

This vintage and very nearly antique children's book from the 1930's is in very good robust condition

Complete with all the beautifully illustrated colour plates in excellent condition.

The decorated cloth boards are somewhat faded but in overall very good conditon with just light rubbing a tiny bit of fraying to the top of the spine but the cloth spine and binding is still robust.

Endpapers are tanned with age marks and a previous owner's name inked neatly to the first free endpaper.

Exterior of the text block is dust stained with some light freckled foxing that only occasionally very faintly creeps into the inner pages that remain overall bright.

Overall a very good nearing antique collectable edition of this Johanna Spyri's classic old favourite novel for children "Heidi".

Please remember this pre-owned antique book is around century old and has been loved before. Condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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SIZE: Height 29 cms x Width 21.5 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 161 pages

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