SALTEN, FELIX. BAMBI. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde. With 26 pictorial initial letters. 8vo, original cloth-backed colored pictorial

boards, slightest wear. Berlin: Ullstein, 1923 FIRST EDITION. Originally written as an adult novel, this account of the life of young forest deer from birth to full maturity soon grew in popularity among children to eventually become an internationally recognized classic of children's literature. The success of the 1942 Disney full-color animated version further secured its universal fame. Schiller, Realms of Childhood, 193 ("...perhaps the most famous animal story of the twentieth century.") With --First American Edition, New York, 1928.