AUNT BROWN'S BIRTHDAY

New-York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1930. Very good plus.. First printing in English of this attractive story of a birthday that goes only slightly awry, part of Harper & Brothers's "Picture Books from Other Lands" series. Elsa Beskow was a Swedish author and illustrator, beloved for her stories of a group of maiden aunts. Her charming characters adorn a stop on the Stockholm subway, as well as a variety of modern house ware. 10'' x 12.5''. Original red cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrated in color. [12] leaves. Binding with some edgewear and a bit of chipping to extremities; mild soil. Leaves with scattered soil to margins. Bright.