Early edition (1913) of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is a green fabric with text in black. The illustration on the front is colored with black and white and is of a young girl standing on a mountain feeding a goat from her hand. The spine of the book is peeling away from the cover which also has an illustration of a goat and a girl. A black stripe runs along the bottom of the spine with white writing.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book has a blue border with white stripes. The title is in blue text within a white box. Below the title is an illustration of Heidi standing in a field with flowers and grass next to a tree on a mountain. In her hands is a bouquet of flowers. Standing next to her is a goat. Further away from her is a boy sitting on the mountain with another goat. In the background are more mountains with clouds. The spine of the book is the same blue as the cover but with a leaf and line design. On the spine of the book is a white stripe with the title and series on it in blue writing. The title page has the title and subtitle and the names of the author, translator, and illustrator as well as the seal of the publication company, its name, and its location. On the other page is an illustration of Heidi watching her grandfather cook at the fire place. The interior pages also include colored illustrations, one of which is one of Heidi running barefoot up a mountain trail. On the side of …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover is made of a plain red cloth and on the spine is the title of the book, the face of a goat, and the names of the author and illustrator.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The front cover is is white with blue outlines of the cover, title, and an illustration. There are four sets of small illustrations of yellow flowers, blue leaves, and butterflies. In the center, in an oval, is an illustration of Heidi in a yellow standing on the side of a mountain waving to something in the distance. Behind her are more mountains covered in evergreen trees and fields of grass. The spine of the book has the title and author's name as well as a flower illustration, the edition, and the publisher's name. The interior cover pages have illustrations done in yellow ink. The title page has the title in yellow and in black ink are the names of the author, translator, author of the introduction, and the illustrator. At the bottom is the seal, location, and name of the publisher. Surrounding the title box on one side is a print of mountain goats and a boy sitting on a rock. On the page left of the title page is the same illustration from the cover. Other pages are also accompanied by yellow print illustrations that go along with the passage they accompany. …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is red with white and black printed illustrations on it. The title and author's name are in gold. The illustration is over Heidi sitting across from a boy with her arm wrapped around a goat. In the background is a mountain with some trees and the sun peeking over the edge. On the inner cover is a illustrated print in bright green. In the illustration is Heidi standing in a forest with her arms held out above her head. On the cover page is a box which has some decorative motifs and contains the title and the names of the author, translator, author of the introduction, and the illustrator. Below that is a seal for the publishing company and then the locations and name of the publishing company. On the opposite page is an illustration of Heidi having a picnic with an older boy. They are sitting in a field holding bread and cheese. Behind them are several goats grazing on the mountainside. In the background is a forest of evergreens and more mountains.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is a detailed illustration. In the sky is the title of the book. In the foreground are some goats along with Heidi holding a small bouquet of flowers on a mountain. Beyond her is another boy with a hiking stick in one hand and a tree branch in the other. Beyond them are more mountains with trees. They are all standing in a field of grass and flowers. On the interior cover of the book is an extended version of the cover illustration with more mountains, trees, clouds, a fence, and a town at the bottom of the mountain. Inside the book are both black and white and colored illustrations. The black and white illustration is of three people, Heidi and two other women standing in a sitting room. The colored image is of Heidi and her grandfather sitting in the pews with other people in a church singing hymns.

Photograph of the cover of an edition of the book, Heidi. The front cover is a deep blue with the edge along the spine a golden yellow color. The title and authors name along with an illustration are done in gold leaf. the illustration is of Heidi with her dress and hair blowing in the wind with her arms held high. Below her is length of ribbon with flowers attached to it. Sticking out from inside of the book is a ribbon.

Image of the cover of the book Heidi by Johanna Spyri. At one point, the cover was likely a light blue color but time has aged and use has worn and faded the color, especially around the edges. the cover has scratches, knicks, and water damage.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is bound in blue cloth with an embossed logo for the J.M. Dent & Sons Company on the front cover. On the spine of the book is the title and author of the book along with a floral design embossed in gold. There is also a black stripe painted over the spine with white writing. The cover page of the book are beautiful block prints of berries, vines, and fairies. On the left page is a quotation from Shakespeare reading, "This is fairy gold, boy; and twill prove so". On the right side is the and author of the book, a quotation from the medieval play Everyman, "everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side." Also included are the names for the publishers for London and New York and another wood block print of a full bodied fairy standing in a garden. Of the pages inside the book include illustrations of Heidi hugging a goat, A boy in a hat, a landscape of the countryside, and three flowers.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. Front cover is a yellow-aged white with green borders around the cover and illustration. The faded illustration on the cover shows two girls, one being Heidi, and a boy arm in arm walking through a grassy field. In the background are mountains and evergreen trees. On the title page is a light green printed illustration of two columns holding up a roof with vines and flowers. The title of the collection and book, and names of the author, illustrator, and publishing company are in black ink. In the middle of the page is an illustration of a castle on a cliff with a cloud in the background. On the opposite page is a full color illustration of Heidi sitting in a grassy field with a boy taking a nap. In her lap are purple blossoms. She is looking to the sky at a bird flying by. Behind her is a boy lying on his stomach with one of his arms pillowing his head as he takes a nap. In the background are mountains against a partly cloudy sky. The next colored illustration is of Heidi kneeling next to girl sitting in a plush …

Adapted and abridged version of Heidi written by Johanna Spyri and illustrated by Steffie Lerch. The front cover is an illustration of Heidi standing in a grassy field dotted with flowers. In one hand she is holding a small bouquet of flowers in one hand behind her back with her other hand held over her eyes. At the back of the field is is a brown house. Behind the house is the sun on the horizon next to some mountains. The title page has the title of the book, the author's and illustrator's names and the name of the publishing company. In the center of the page is another illustration. It shows Heidi lying in a field with flowers and plants feeding a goat some grass. Resting on one of the plants is a bird. On the inside of the book are more colored illustrations. The first page has a full page and a half illustration of Heidi with her aunt, Dete, walking down a road leading up to a house. Outside of the house is a field of hay lined by a fence and tall evergreen trees behind the house. In the background are more trees and mountains. Other …

Early German edition of Heidi: How She Used What She Had Learned by Johanna Spyri. The entire cover of the book is a red-orange color. At the top of the front cover is an illustration of a cabin nestled in front of a grove of evergreen trees. In the background are mountains resting against a sky with clouds. Wrapping around the illustration is another illustration of pink flowers with green stems and leaves spanning the height of the cover. On the spine is the author's name, the word "Geschichten" meaning "stories" in German, and the volume number. On the page of the first chapter is a black and white illustration of a field of flowers in front of a lake with the mountains in the background reflecting off of the water. On page 59 is a full page black and white illustration of Heidi reading a book to an old woman lying in a bed. Despite there being a chair next to her, Heidi is standing next to the bed to read. The woman in the bed has her hands folded across her lap and her eyes are closed like in Christian Prayer. On the first page of the seventh …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The title page has the name of the book, its author, and its illustrator spaced throughout the page and separated by illustrations of Heidi hugging a goat and another goat. Below that is the name of the publishing company and its headquarters location. On the opposite page is a banner with the title and author's name and illustration of a woman taking young Heidi up a mountain trail. Surrounding the trail is a field of grass. Beyond it are evergreen trees lining the edge of the partly cloudy sky. Below the illustration is some text reading "from the original title page". Several of the interior pages of the book have handwritten, cursive notes about the contents of the book.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is covered by a red dust jacket with a large illustration of Heidi and her grandfather. Heidi is standing in a field with flowers and grass. Next to her, sitting on a bench against a cabin, is her grandfather holding a smoking pipe. Next to Heidi is a bundle of red fabric tied together to hold belongings. Behind the cabin is an evergreen tree and in the distance are more trees and mountains reaching into the sky. A bookplate is attached to the interior cover. The bookplate marks the book as belonging to Gustine Courson Weaver. On the bookplate is an illustration of a room with a woman sitting in a chair looking out a set of open doors. Past the doors is a path leading to another building with a man walking down the path toward the room. Leafy vines are used to add a boarder to the edges of the book plate. On the inside cover is an illustration spanning the two pages. The illustration depicts a field with two cabins and few goats grazing in a grassy field. In the background are tall, dark evergreen …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole. The cover of the book is made of a light green fabric with darker greens for the title, names, and illustrations. The illustrations on the title are in two parts, one which is flowers is boxed in with the title and the names of the author and translator. The other illustration is set above the title in another box and shows a forest of evergreen trees in front of some mountains. Nestled in the trees is a small cabin. On the title page is the title of the book as well as the names of the author, translator, and publishers. Also on the title page are notes handwritten in faded pencil about the illustrator and publisher. On the opposite page is a black and white illustration captioned: The hut of the Alm-Uncle." In the illustration is a small cabin tucked into a grove of tall evergreen trees. Sitting on a bench outside of the cabin is an old man holding a stick. On the second page of the book is a small illustration of a girl, Heidi, walking in hand with a woman up a mountain. Page 66 …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is quite damaged with the edges fraying and cracks and blank spots in the illustration. The illustration shows Heidi standing on a mountain with a stick in her hand. Standing next to her is a goat and behind them is an evergreen tree. In the background are tall mountains lit by light on one side. The book is missing its spine, all that remains is remnants of the binding cloth. Behind the cloth are the signatures that the pages of the book are bound into. Inside the book are pages yellowed from age. The illustration in the book are in black and white. On of the illustrations on page 83 is of Heidi sitting in a chair next to another girl chairbound. The girl's chair is plush on the back and has wheels on the side. Next to them both is a small table with a flower vase on top. Behind them is a staircase leading up. The illustration is captioned, "I am never called anything by Heidi". On page 131 is another illustration. In this illustration is Heidi standing next to an old woman sitting in a …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, translated by Louise Brooks. The front cover of the book is covered in a brown cloth and printed with black ink. A print of the branch of an evergreen tree with long thin needles spans across the front of the cover and over the spine. On both the cover and the spine, the only text is the title. On the interior of the cover is a bookplate printed in purple ink. On the bookplate is an illustration of a room looking out onto a lawn. In the room is a high backed chair with a woman sitting in it facing the outside. There is an open door and on either side are two sets of shelves, one holding books and the other holding dolls. Through the open door is the lawn with a path leading up to a building with a spire. Walking down towards the room is a man. At the bottom of the plate is an unrolled scroll with the words "Ex Libris" and the name of the owner of the book, Gustine Courson Weaver, Mrs. Clifford Weaver. Vines with leaves act as the border for the bookplate. On the page …

English translated version of Heidi. The front cover on the book is a light warm blue color with five white and green flowers, one white bud, and eight dark green leaves connected to each other by vines making a crisscross pattern of green and across the cover. All of the illustrations are line with gold. Wedged in between the two flowers at the top is a side profile of Heidi's face. On the center of the cover is the title and author in gold leafing. On the spine of the book are lines of dark green and gold at the top and bottom. Also at the top of the spine is the title of the book written in gold with a flourish underneath. Below the title is the last name of the author and a white flower lined in gold. At the bottom is a red and orange stripped stripe with "GCW" written in cursive above the name of the publishing company and stands for Gustine Courson Weaver. The interior of the book contains both black and white and colored illustrations of various scenes from the book. Some of the scenes are of Heidi with her grandfather, Heide, her grandfather, …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover is made of a light gray fabric with illustrations in green and dark gray. The illustration is of Heidi, a young girl in a green dress, playing barefoot with gray goats on a mountain. On the ground were small rocks and patches of grass. In the background are more mountains. On the spine is the title , the names of the author and publishing company, and an illustration of a goat standing on its hind legs against a backdrop of mountains. Attached to the spine is a red and gold striped strip of paper reading "GCW" for the owner's name, Gustine Courson Weaver. On the inside cover is Gustine Courson Weaver's bookplate. The book plate has an illustration of a room with a woman sitting in a high backed chair resting on a rug in front of a large doorway looking out into a path leading up to another building. A man is walking down the path towards the door. On either side of the doorway are shelves, one with books and the other with dolls. Around the edges of the bookplate is a vine design. On the other page is …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri and edited by Adeline B. Zachert and illustrated by Clara M. Burd. The cover is covered in black fabric with a color illustration in the center. The illustration is of Heidi with her grandfather outside, feeding three goats from their hands. The illustration is surrounded by symmetrical floral motifs and the title and illustrator's name in gold. On the spine is the title, and author's and publisher's names. The floral motifs also continue on the spine. Also on the spine is a strip with red and yellow stripes with "GCW" in cursive on it to mark the owner, Gustine Courson Weaver. The cover page has more floral motifs in blue and red. At the tip is a box with the title and in the center is another box with the names of the author, editor, illustrator, and publishing company in the same blue as the motifs. On the opposite page is a full color illustration of Heidi and other boy holding walking sticks, standing in a grassy clearing of a forest with some goats. In the background are tall evergreen trees and tree stumps. The illustration is captioned with "The Children Started Joyfully …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover is made of a cream colored fabric which may have been white and yellowed with age. The illustration on the cover is one looking at a lit fireplace. Above the mantle is the title and author's name. On the mantle is a box with a handle, a clock, a hat, and a stack of books held together by a strap. In front of the fireplace is a boy in a tie, sitting and reading at a desk. Next to him is a dog with a ball next to it. On the spine is another illustration, with the title and author's name depicted in a frame, below it is a picture of a person playing football. Below that is what is likely a desk with a lamp on it but the desk is covered by a strip of striped paper with the words "GCW" on it for Gustine Courson Weaver. At the bottom is the name of the publisher. Attached to the inside of the cover is Gustine Courson Weaver's bookplate. The illustration on the bookplate depicts the inside of a library or study with doors open to the outside. In the …

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the books is a cream color with black text. On the center of the front cover is an illustrated portrait of Heidi hugging a goat. The portrait is bordered by a ring of blue ribbon, flowers, and vines. On the spine is the title and author's name separated by a flower. At the bottom is a strip of yellow and red stripes with "GCW" in cursive for Gustine Courson Weaver. Below that is the name of the publishing company. On the first blank page of the book is a note written by Helen B. Dole, who was a translator of Heidi, on November 4, 1985. The interior pages of the book has many illustrations, some in color and others in black and white. The colored illustration is of Heidi with her grandfather cooking in front of the fireplace. Another is of a log cabin resting in a field bordered by trees and mountains. In front of the house is Heidi and her grandfather. The side of the cabin has a pile of wood stacked near an offshoot.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, translated by Louise Brooks. The front cover is a shade of yellow-brown, likely due from aging. The cover only has the book's title and an illustration of a branch of an evergreen tree with long thin needles. The spine of the book is a continuation of the illustration on the cover along with the title. At the bottom of the spine is the name of the publishers. On the title page is the title and publishing company in red ink and the subtitles and author's and translator's names.

Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri and translated by Louise Brooks. The cover of the book is a light blue color with black ink. Starting at the top and reaching towards the middle of the cover is the branch of an evergreen tree with long thin needles. The illustration carries onto the spine of the book which also has the title and the name of the publisher. Also on the spine is a strip of paper with "GCW" on it for Gustine Courson Weaver. On the title page is faded text with the title, subtitles, and names of the author, translator, and publisher. On the opposite page is a full color illustration of Heidi playing outside. She has one foot on the ground and the other in the air. Her arms are raised up above her head. In the background is dark green foliage and a dirt path. The illustration is captioned with, "Heidi spring joyfully about." Below the caption is a handwritten note in pencil.