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Synopsis
Special collectors' hardback editions lovingly restored to original designs
'I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved.' Philip Pullman
A beautiful collectors' edition of this classic Moomin story, using original 50s and 60s cover artwork, gorgeous endpapers and including for the first time a special prologue written by Tove but never before published in the UK.
'One cold and windy autumn evening many years ago a newspaper parcel was found on the doorstep of the Home for Moomin Foundlings. In that parcel I lay, quite small and shivering with cold.'
So begins the remarkable Memoirs of Moominpappa, a book written to delight his dear son Moomintroll and friends. What follows is a story about storytelling itself. Moominpappa weaves one fabulous tale after another, writing at night to read aloud by day and featuring not only the fearless, adventurous author but also the fathers of Sniff and Snufkin - the rather muddled Muddler and the carefree Joxter. Add to this mix the genius inventor Hodgkins and a grand finale in which Moominpappa rescues a shipwrecked Moominmamma from the waves and the fun becomes irresistible.
The Memoirs of Moominpappa, was first published in the UK in 1950 under the title The Exploits of Moominpapa. In the early 1960s Tove Jansson substantially revised this text, redrawing pictures and reinstating her preferred title. This is the very first time the revised edition has become available in the UK.
From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here's the Moomin gift editions.
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Review
I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved (Philip Pullman)
Tove Jansson is one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. (Sir Terry Pratchett)
(These editions) are simply stunning, and an absolute must-read. The Moomin novels are timeless stories full of adventure and heartwarming values - perfect for Christmas. (The Bookseller 2017-10-20)
Book Description
Special Collectors' Edition lovingly restored to its original stunning design.
From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here's the Moomin gift editions
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- PublisherErnest Benn Ltd
- Publication date1952
- ISBN 10 0510130119
- ISBN 13 9780510130114
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Exploits of Moominpappa
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.82. Seller Inventory # G0510130119I3N00
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The Exploits of Moominpappa
Seller: Walden Books, London, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First English. Orange boards (no d/jkt); a trifle marked, but not otherwise worn, eg corners sharp, binding tight. Spine slightly faded, light wear to base of spine. pp clean. Sticker on rear endpaper; Hatchard's tick on rear pastedown. B/w Illustrations by the author. ; 8vo (5" x 7"); 156 pages. Seller Inventory # 55399
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The Exploits of Moominpappa
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: G. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Third Impression. G+/VG-. 8vo. original salmon boards gilt (ex-library with occ. rsms, labels / label removal mark, tape marks to eps & boards, generally thumbed with a few grubby marks, binding a little shaken) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed, with slight fraying to extremities); pp. 160, with illustrations. A good copy. Seller Inventory # 014303
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The Exploits of Moominpappa
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Ernest Benn Ltd, 1966
ISBN 10: 0510130119
ISBN 13: 9780510130114
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Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardback in price clipped jacket repriced by the publisher. 'This edition has Moominpappa's original preface now translated for the first time, and a number of new drawings by Tove Jansson' Second UK edition, 5th impression from 1966.The book is in near fine condition with no inscriptions. The bright jacket has minor wear and a small closed tear top left front. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Seller Inventory # ABE-1743198180568
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