Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender by Beskow, Elsa - 1936

UsedGood. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. First American edition, 1930 printing. Poor hardcover with cloth spine: the spine is mostly split and the front cover almost detached, bookplate to the inside front cover, small pen doodles to the back cover, rubbing and blunting to the tips, and indications of moisture exposure; that said, the interior is clean and bright except for a hint of tanning and rubbing to the edges of the pages. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The first book of the classic Peter and Lotta series. It tells how the two come to meet the three colorful sisters known as Aunt Green, Aunt Brown, and Aunt Lavender. Story and illustrations by Elsa Beskow. "Beskow (1874-1953), born Elsa Maartman in Stockholm, was a pioneering author and illustrator of children's books in Sweden--perhaps the best known of all Swedish children's book artists. Her books were inspired by her own childhood experiences, as well as those of her six children.… Read More

Harper & Bros, 1935. no additional printings listed . Hardcover. good. NOT an ex library book. Brown cloth spine has loss and fraying at both ends. White background of covers show some soil, wear on corners. Gift inscription dated 1935 on inside front cover, Another gift inscription in pencil dated 1997 top corner of endpaper. Foxing on rear endpaper. Great full page color illustrations.

New York:: Harper and Brothers,, 1928.. publisher's cloth-backed boards illustrated in color.. Slight use to boards; very attractive.. Oblong small folio,. Illustrated by Elsa Beskow in color.. Picture Books From Other Lands.

New York: Harper, 1930. hardcover. very good. Beskow, Elsa. Illustrated by Elsa Beskow. 15pp., oblong 8vo, green cloth-bound pictorial boards. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. A very good copy.<br/><br/>

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

NY: Harper and Brothers, nd. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. the author. NY: Harper and Brothers, nd. Copious full color illustrations. Illustrated by the author. App. 30 pp. Hardcover. Oblong Large 8vo. White cloth backed, paper covered boards. Page margins and preliminaries lightly foxed and toned; some minor moisture has rippled the margins of the last few leaves, with attendant surface abrasion from pages sticking together. Interior clean and bright; quite sound. Very good/No dust jacket. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)