Liddle, Rev. WM. / Liddle, Mrs. Sweden. With illustrations by Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson. London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911. 13.8cm x 19.8cm. VIII, 88 pages. With twelve full-page colour illustrations. Original embossed hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with minor signs of external wear, including some discolouration to boards and some foxing to page edges. Inscribed with pre-owner’s name on title page. From the series Peeps At Many Lands.

“The Peeps at Many Lands Series is an old and valued friend of young people whose parents have the discrimination to provide for them attractive food for the assuagement of that desire to know about “some place else” that is inherent in all vigorous young minds. ″ —New York Times, July 3, 1921

This travel book for young people is beautifully illustrated with twelve oil-painted illustrations of scenes of Swedish life. It includes the chapters Swedish History / Gothenburg / A Summer Holiday at Marstrand / Stockholm / The Swedes at Play / Education in Sweden / Dalecarlia / Gothland and the Town of Visby / Jul / Fairytales / Midsummer

• Keywords: Europe · Travel & Exploration
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 90318AB

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