Children of All Lands Stories
Children of All Lands Series (travelogueseries.com) discusses how to determine first editions. The descriptions lead me to believe these are firsts, but I cannot guarantee it
“Children of All Lands Series
The Children of All Lands Series is an eighteen title series which chronicles the tales of children in their native lands. The stories take the readers on a geographical and historical tour of the title country. The text is complemented by numerous photographs. The stories are simply told for children.
Between 1941 and 1943 the format of the volumes was changed. The previous 8.75" x 7" books were reduced in size to 8.50" x 5.5". Except for the first editions of the first six books, the earlier larger books have the named series "The Children of All Lands Stories" lettered on the bottom of the dust jacket. The smaller books omit the word "The" and cut the picture off accordingly.”
The books are:
Little Eric of Sweden by Madeline Brandeis. Photographic Illustrations. New York: Grosset & Dunlap in arrangement with the A. Flanagan Company. ©1938. 166 p. The Children of All Lands Stories, number 14. Decorated endpapers. Photographic illustrations throughout. Pronouncing Vocabulary.
Little Greta of Denmark by Bernadine Baily. Illustrated with Photographs Taken by the Author. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. ©1939. 190 p. The Children of All Lands Stories, number 15 Decorated endpapers. Photographic illustrations throughout.
Little Lauri of Finland by Bernadine Baily. Illustrated with Photographs Taken by the Author. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. ©1940. 160 p. The Children of All Lands Stories, number 16 Decorated endpapers. Photographic illustrations throughout.
Books are in near-fine condition. Dust jackets have small chips and are in mylar covers.
Books will be sent by media mail. If you overpay on postage by more than $1.00, I will refund the difference.
