Tove ( author and illustrator ). Moominsummer Madness.

by JANSSON

£1,000 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

JANSSON, Tove ( author and illustrator ). Moominsummer Madness. London; Ernest Benn Limited. 1955. 8vo. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, gilt ornament to front cover, with the original pictorial dust jacket ; pp. 163, [5], with numerous full page and in-text illustrations; wearing to jacket with some creasing to edges and some losses including to the front cover (5.5 x 1.5cm) and over the spine to the back cover, a little sunning to spine with some rolling to crown and base, slight dust staining and a few light marks; very good. First edition in English. One summer, a restless volcano erupts, causing Moominvalley to flood and forcing the Moomins to leave their beloved home. Seeking refuge, they find themselves on a mysterious floating theatre. Moominsummer Madness (Swedish title Farlig midsommar ) is the fifth in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomins books, first published in the original Swedish in 1954. A timeless classic, it has been in print for over sixty years and translated into more than fifty languages. SKU: 2120049

• Binding: Hardcover

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