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Moominsummer Madness
by Jansson, Tove
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1969. First American Edition, fourth impression Translated from Swedish by Thomas Warburton 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 163 pages with some black and white illustrations and decorations From jacket: "Snufkin hadn't come yet, and Little My was sure the Groke has gotten him. Moominmamma tried to pass this over hastily; but still Moomintroll was worried. But soon there were new things to worry about, for the volcano erupted so that Moomin Valley was flooded. Fortunately the Moomins found shelter in a house that floated by which turned out to be an abandoned theatre. Emma, the old stage rat, didn't like them much, and Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden got left behind in a tree and Little My got washed away..." Ex-library with typical treatments, jacket is covered with mylar. We noted fingermarks on soil on pages 16, 18, 43, 144-151 158 and two creased page corners. There is some soil to outside pages. . First American. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Jansson, Tove. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Synopsis
Moominsummer Madness (Swedish title Farlig midsommar, ‘Dangerous Midsummer’) is the fourth in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomins books, published in 1954. The novel forms the basis of episodes 28-30 in the 1990 TV series.
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- Seller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 006648
- Title
- Moominsummer Madness
- Author
- Jansson, Tove
- Illustrator
- Jansson, Tove
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American
- Publisher
- Henry Z. Walck, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- childrens; Illustrated;
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Childrens Fiction; Rare;
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