Richard Holmstrom, S. Artur Svensson [eds.]; Various — Dalarna

Sweden, Allhems Forlag Malmo, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this picture book of Dalarna, in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Dalarna, a picture book of this popular holiday destination in Sweden. Dalarna translates to 'the valleys', and is a beautiful and picturesque destination. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A scarce work, with only one copy held in libraries. Illustrated throughout, with many beautiful colour and monochrome illustrations. Photography by Elik Liljeroth. With text by Inga Serning, Erik Forssman, Sven Rydberg, Sigvard Montelius, and Svante Svardstrom.Page 87 and 88 extends into a large folding plate.  In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There are some small creases to the extremities of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Erik Liljeroth; Various. Near Fine/Near Fine.