LINDGREN,ASTRID ANNA EMILIA; (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Jacket and illustrations by Lauren Child (illustrator). 1st Edition. First published in 1945 in Swedish, and in English in 1954, this is a first UK illustrated edition of 2007 with full number line. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, crease to back flap, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (£14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 208pp, lavishly illustrated. Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grownups in her village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail. Every day is a crazy adventure with Pippi, but what else would you expect from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?! Her wildly unconventional lifestyle is matched by Lauren Child's free spirited illustrations. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (1907-2002), was an animal activist and Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's books featuring her free spirited child heroine Pippi Longstocking. Quite a scarce book.

Zustand: New.