Heidi ~ Johanna Spyri 1885 First American Edition ~ Boston, Cupples, Upham & Co.

Description: Description: A very good and quite rare copy of the 1885 Cupples and Uphams, Boston first American edition of Heidi translated from the German by Louise Brooks. First published in Germany in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri in two parts: Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning, and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned. This copy combines both books into one volume with separate title and copyright pages. It is a first printing in the brown cloth with pine needle decoration across spine and front cover and with the publishers October 1884 'Old Corner Book Store' Catalogue at the rear. Book Condition: 8vo. 2 volumes in 1. 399; [2], 269 pages + 22-page catalogue - Publisher's gold cloth decorated in black; spine-ends, tips and corners worn with fraying, recent restoration includes re-glued signatures and reinforcing the inner hinges, a previous owner's small label affixed to the front pastedown. Some toning with a few leaves browned from bookmarks. Overall, a very good copy of the rare 1885 first American edition.

Price: 895 USD

Location: Chester, Vermont

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