The High World
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. Ludwig BEMELMANS. Cloth. First British edition. 8vo; 113pp; bright green buckram over board, stamped silver lettering on spine; pictorial endpapers of a mountain scene in navy and white; pictorial half-title; line drawings on fp, dedication and contents pp; 2 single and 2 double plate color illustrations; lightly bowed boards; unclipped color pictorial dj, light edge wear; very good plus in vg+ dj. Pomerance A16b. Very good + / very good +. Item #1859
The story of a family in the Austrian Alps and a local government official. Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) had a way of weaving humor into every story and his exuberant line drawings accompany the text throughout. Perhaps best known for his Madeline stories, he also wrote on family life, travel, and for magazines.
Price: $75.00