Decorative endpapers: "Bambi: A Life in the Woods" by Felix Salten. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1928. First edition in English. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
“Bambi: A Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten was originally published in Austria in 1923. Simon & Schuster’s 1928 edition is based on an English translation by Whittaker Chambers. The novel has since been translated and published in over 20 languages around the world.
The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male 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. The novel is considered a classic, as well as one of the first environmental novels ever published. Beside several live-action and stage adaptations, the novel was adapted into an animated film by Walt Disney Studios in 1942. [Source: Wikipedia]
Here is a link to the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvX-erABqY
Decorative endpapers: "Bambi: A Life in the Woods" by Felix Salten. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1928. First edition in English. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
“Bambi: A Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten was originally published in Austria in 1923. Simon & Schuster’s 1928 edition is based on an English translation by Whittaker Chambers. The novel has since been translated and published in over 20 languages around the world.
The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male 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. The novel is considered a classic, as well as one of the first environmental novels ever published. Beside several live-action and stage adaptations, the novel was adapted into an animated film by Walt Disney Studios in 1942. [Source: Wikipedia]
Here is a link to the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvX-erABqY