27 June 2001 (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: VG. White wraps. [22] pp. 8 color plates. Includes a three-page essay by Gail Levin, a biographical chronology, and the lovely illustrations.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK edition (ie first impression of the first UK Edition) in dustwrapper. 192 pp. Text illustrations by the author. Translated by Elizabeth Portch. Publisher's original cream cloth boards with red designs and titling. Spine tips bruised. Slight darkening at the tip and tail of the spine. Minor foxing to the page block edges which has crept into the text in places. Front free end-paper professionally replaced using matching paper stock of a similar vintage. Offsetting to the rear free end-paper. No inscriptions. Some light pushing at the spine ends and tiny bumping at the lower front corner. Some light age related markings to the boards. Mild toning and spotting to the text-block. The scarce dustwrapper is unclipped showing the original publisher's price of 7s 6d net to the inside flap. The dustwrapper has a small chip at the top left-hand corner of the spine (not affecting any lettering) and is toned to the rear panel. Otherwise the artwork is uncommonly bright. The second in Tove Jansson's series of 'Moomin' books. Profusely illustrated in black and white by the author. Published in Swedish in1946, it marks the first appearance of several main character, such as Snufkin and the Snork Maiden. The English translation, published here in 1951 is a translation of the first version of Jansson's book, which she was later to revise. Rare in this the first English edition. A serviceable copy in an uncommonly vivid and complete dustwrapper which importantly is not price-clipped.…

First UK edition hard back binding. Rebound in banana yellow buckram covers, red title lettering to the spine, red vignette to the front cover of Moomintroll and Sniff, new pale yellow end papers, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. 'Comet in Moominland' is the second in Tove Jansson's series of Moomin books. Originally published in 1946, it marks the first appearance of several main characters, such as Snufkin and the Snork Maiden. This first English translated edition, published in 1951, is a translation of the first version of Jansson's book, which she was later to revise. The revised version was published in 1968 and contains a number of minor differences; for instance, the Silk Monkey character is changed to a kitten. Contains 192 printed pages of text with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout. Some of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in with water-colours, name to the half-title page, in matching slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…