by Anita Lobel

Illustrated by Anita Lobel

New York: Greenwillow Books, (1983).

First edition, first printing.

Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 10 through 1.

Fine in brown linen over clay-red boards with blind-embossed illustration of a milk-maid girl to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original $9.50 price still intact to the front inner flap.

Scandinavian folk-tale rendered fresh in Lobel's picture-book setting, recounted in a simple, unadorned yet evocative prose style and accompanied by the Polish-born author and artist's delicate, witty and warm-hearted artwork in beautiful color.

A poor country girl kidnapped by robbers to become their working maid, cleverly fools them and goes home.

Lobel is a Caldecott Honor Prize-winning illustrator.

Unusual in such nice condition with the dust jacket

Square octavo.

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