Pippi Longstocking

Lindgren, Astrid (Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren). Translated from the Swedish by Tiina Nunnally

ISBN 10: 0192782401 / ISBN 13: 9780192782403

Edité par Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007

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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.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Pippi Longstocking
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0192782401
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780192782403
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Jacket and illustrations by Lauren Child
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

A true children's classic, now available for the first time in a lavish, full colour gift edition, with illustrations by award-winning children's artist, Lauren Child

À propos de l?auteur

During her lifetime, Lindgren was awarded dozens of Swedish and international prizes for her writing, among them the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958: widely considered the ultimate accolade for an author of children's books. Lauren Child was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2001 for 'I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato' and the Nestle Smarties Gold Award in 2002 for 'That Pesky Rat'.