Erich Kaestner Introduction Walter Mare (5 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Heirloom Library 1931 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding strong, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hard back binding in publisher's original daffodil cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with drawing of Emil. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 222 printed pages of large text. Mottling to the cloth of the covers, age tanning to the free end papers. Near Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 30 mm piece of paper missing from the top of the spine, chips to the corners, not price clipped 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Trier, Walter (illustrator). Second Edition. Second cheaper edition published by Cape in 1933. First published in the UK by Cape in 1931. No credited translator. Introduction by Walter de la Mare. Boards have some light staining to the front and rear panels, rubbing to the edges and corners and a little fading to the spine. Browning to the page edges. There is some spotting to the front and rear free endpapers and the pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by Walter Trier. No jacket.

First edition in English, first UK edition. Yellow cloth. Very good copy, front free endpaper and first blank with a small tear at right edge, binding slightly dusty. An attractive copy. Illustrated. Introduction by Walter de la Mare. One of the most beloved books of modern German literature. Illustrations by Walter Trier, uncredited in this edition. Translation, also uncredited, based on that of May Massee.