Author: SPYRI, Johanna.
Title: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat. Eine Geschichte für Kinder und auch für Solche, welche die Kinder lieb haben.
Description: 1881 2 leaves, 178 pp. 8vo. Orig. red half cloth with color illustration by F(riedrich) W(ilhelm) Pfeiffer on front cover (spine faded and corners slightly bumped). Gotha, Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1881. First edition of the second Heidi book. Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) created with "Heidi" the most important Swiss contribution to childern's literature after the "Swiss Robinson" by J. R. Wyss. Her classic saw countless editions and translations, and was included in 2023 in the UNESCO- Register "Memory of the World".- The cover title reads: "Geschichten für Kinder wie auch für Solche, Welche Kinder lieb haben von Johanna Spyri. (In red letters) Fünftes Bändchen Heidi kann gebrauchen (sic) was es gelernt hat." (In black letters).- Sm. collector's stamp on fly-leaf, otherwise well-preserved and clean copy considering its popularity. - Seebass II, 1930 ("rare"); Hürlimann 310; Weilenmann 3233; Wegehaupt III, 3633; Doderer III, 447. CHILDREN'S BOOKS ;

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