![]() The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father and experience about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. Bambi, a Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria as Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Ullstein Verlag. All 293 pages are clean other than a previous owner’s gift annotation inside front pastedown and endpaper. This copy is in Good Condition with all pages tight and secure to hinge. This is a second impression of the First ever English Edition of Bambi. So on all 1929 copies of Bambi, you will see this front cover but it may be one of a handful of different publishing companies who printed it, in this case, Grosset & Dunlap. ![]() ![]() In 1929 Schuster sold publishing rights to various publishing companies who used the same front blindstamp and illustrations by Kurt Wiese. (I also have one of these First American Editions for sale if you wish to inquire: 1928 ‘First Printing in America’ of Bambi, A Life in the Woods) ![]() ![]() The very first American Edition (First ever English printing) was published by Simon and Schuster just one year prior. Description SOLD Early 1929 Copy of Bambi by Felix Salten, published by Grosset & Dunlap (‘by arrangement with Simon and Schuster, Inc.’) Beautiful illustrations throughout this book by Kurt Wiese. ![]()
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