Heidi

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The Thorndike Library edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, edited by Edward L. Thorndike, and illustrated by Hildegarde Woodward. The cover of the book is made of a warm yellow fabric with details in bright blue and black ink. Below the title and author's name is the logo for the publisher's collection, The Thorndike Library. The spine of the book features more detailing in blue like that of the cover and the logo as well as the title of the book. Painted on is a black stripe with its library classification. On the title page are the names of the … continued below

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Spyri, Johanna 1930~/1949~.

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The Thorndike Library edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, edited by Edward L. Thorndike, and illustrated by Hildegarde Woodward. The cover of the book is made of a warm yellow fabric with details in bright blue and black ink. Below the title and author's name is the logo for the publisher's collection, The Thorndike Library. The spine of the book features more detailing in blue like that of the cover and the logo as well as the title of the book. Painted on is a black stripe with its library classification. On the title page are the names of the author, editor, illustrator, and publisher as well as the title. In the center of the page is the logo for the collection. Surrounding all of this is a box with illustrations of diamonds and at the top, children reading books. On the opposite page is a black and white illustration from chapter seven is of Heidi and another boy running through a town. The same box and illustration from the title page surround this illustration. Below the illustration is a caption stating, "He ran straight off with Heidi after him." On page 41 is another black and white illustration of Heidi and a boy named Peter having a picnic in a field in the mountains surrounded by goats and plants. At the bottom is the caption, "Peter made a more splendid meal than he had ever known." Page 229 has another illustration in black and white, this one showing Heidi using a cloth to clean a table. Leaning against the table is a broom and next to the table is a ladder. Behind Heidi is a window illuminating the room. Below the illustration is the caption, "She rubbed the table until it shone again."

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  • Preferred Citation: Gustine Courson Weaver Collection (AR0790), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Gustine Courson Weaver Collection

This collection contains the materials of Gustine Courson Weaver (1873-1942) and was originally part of the Historical Collection, and was given to UNT in the 1930s.

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  • 1930~/1949~

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  • Aug. 8, 2023, 7:35 p.m.

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Spyri, Johanna. Heidi, book, 1930~/1949~; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2146963/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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