Tove Jansson, Trollvinter, First Edition

Published by Holger Schildts Förlag, Helsinki, 1957. Hardcover. True first edition of Trollvinter, the sixth title in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson.

Printed in the Swedish language. Quarter cloth, paper-covered pictorial boards. Pp. 145, illustrated by the author.

Trollvinter - or Moominland Midwinter to give it its English name - offers a more sombre, introspective tone than its predecessors. When Moomintroll unexpectedly awakes from hibernation midwinter, he has to learn to fend for himself and deal with strange new feelings. Many see the story as an allegory for the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Condition: an attractive copy, with some very minor fading of colour to the red spine area, very minor marks to the boards. Corners bumped, lower front corner split, upper board bowing upwards a little. Remains firmly bound, however, and presents well.

The block is fresh and there is neither foxing nor other kinds of spotting to the pages or page-edge. Overall in VG condition, a nice copy.