Arabella de Hemelkat.
Amsterdam: Kris Kras Uitgeverschmaatschappij NV, 1966, presumed 1st (no later publisher's titles mentioned), in the original Dutch, thin card covers with rounded spine, not exactly a paperback, but endpapers are pasted down text; beautiful colour throughout, small 8vo; np. Dutch language small hardback. softcover.
By a Dutch author, illustrator, and graphic artist, who among other works, documented the women's camps in Ravensbruck from personal experience. This is the second of her two children's books; the first, Brieven aan Bernard (or Letters to Bernard), 1964, is advertized on the back inside cover. This little book, though the size of a young child's novel, is filled with handlettered text and delightful watercolour sketches of Arabella, who comes down from Heaven to comfort her small mistress.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus; no names or other marks, sharp corners and spine ends, tight, straight, clean, appears unopened and unread, light foxing on edges, and toning on boards from fixed eps pastedown. Item #21966
Price: $185.00