Svanebogen is a 1945 Danish children's reading book by Dora Sandal and Sigfred Degerbøl, published by C.A. Reitzels Forlag in Copenhagen. The cover art shows children riding a swan over a Danish landscape, with the Danish flag visible in the scene.
• Title page identifies the book as Svanebogen and credits Dora Sandal og Sigfred Degerbøl, with drawings by Herluf Jensenius.
• Published in 1945; the title page also notes "Under medvirkning af Margrethe Petersen" and "Autoriseret af Skoledirektionen i København."
• Publisher imprint reads C.A. Reitzels Forlag, København, matching the front cover and title page.
• Illustrated paper-covered book with a red cloth spine; printed in Danish and intended as a children's reading book.
• Cover illustration is the swan scene associated with this title, with bold typography and period Danish schoolbook design.
• Condition shows clear age and use: edge wear, corner wear, creasing, foxing/staining, and a torn/lifted corner on the title page.
This was made for early reading and classroom use, and today it suits a collector of vintage Danish children's books, school readers, or Scandinavian illustration. It displays well as a shelf piece or reference copy for Danish book history.
