[Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey Across Sweden] NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA GENOM SVERIGE
by Lagerlöf, Selma
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
This title is Lagerlöf's most famous work, so beloved that its main character and author once adorned Swedish currency. Conceived simply as a textbook for children about the geography of Sweden, Lagerlöf went beyond the traditional boundaries of the genre to weave in elements of folklore and travelogue. Geography textbooks are not generally noted for their rich fantasy plots, but NILS HOLGERSSONS is delightful: naughty, cruel boy Nils is enchanted by a gnome to be tiny and learns the error of his ways as he is whisked away on the back of a goose on a cross-country migratory journey. This copy, warmly inscribed by Lagerlöf, is a beautiful example of the dynamic woman's prize-winning oeuvre. Two volumes, 7.75'' x 5.25'' each. Original green pictorial cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Blue and yellow marbled endpapers. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. 238, [2]; 486, [2] pages. Housed in custom green clamshell box with pictorial spine label. Volume 1 with inscription by Lagerlöf to half-title: "Till Elin Arnell / fran / din tillgifna Rusi / Selma" (translation: "To Elin Arnell / from / your affectionate Rusi / Selma"). Volume 2 with owner's name "Daniel Nordfass" to verso of front flyleaf; owner's name "Elin Arnell" to half-title page. Volume 2 some underlining in pencil. Bindings with minor fraying to spine ends and touch of wear to corners; volume 1 with a slight lean. Sharp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44574
- Title
- [Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey Across Sweden] NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA GENOM SVERIGE
- Author
- Lagerlöf, Selma
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Albert Bonniers Förlag
- Place of Publication
- Stockholm
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- 20th century,Pictorial Cloth,European,Travel,Nobel,Fantasy,Gift Pict Cloth
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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