Tove Jansson, Bildhuggarens dotter, First Illustrated Edition, Signed, 1994

Published by Schildts, Helsinki, in 1994. First edition of the revised, illustrated version of Bildhuggarens dotter, Tove Jansson’s autobiographical collection of childhood stories. Swedish-language hardcover in dustwrapper.

First published in 1968, Bildhuggarens dotter was Jansson’s first book written for adults. She initially insisted that it contain no illustrations, wishing to establish a clear distance from the Moomin books.

For this 1994 edition, Jansson agreed to include photographs from her family archive, together with one of her own drawings. It is an important later presentation of one of her most personal works.

Signed by Tove Jansson on the half-title. Signed copies of either edition are notably scarce, and examples of this illustrated edition are particularly difficult to find.

Very Fine in dustwrapper. The book appears unread.