Tove Jansson, Trollkarlens hatt, First Swedish Edition

Published by Hugo Gebers in Stockholm in 1949. First Swedish edition, preceded by the Schildts first edition published in Helsinki in 1948. Printed by Jacob Simelii in Helsinki.

Hardcover, bound in the original pictorial boards with a cloth spine. 164 pages, illustrated by Tove Jansson with vignettes and full-page illustrations, including a map at the title page. The original price in Swedish kronor appears on the rear cover.

The second full-length Moomin novel, Trollkarlens hatt was published in English as Finn Family Moomintroll in 1950.

Condition; Good. The book has a lean. All four corners are bumped and split, and the board edges are worn with several small bumps and indentations. The front board has numerous rubs, with minor loss of green colour in places. The binding remains tight and sound. A previous-owner name appears at the top of the front pastedown. The text block is clean and free from staining and foxing, internally Very Good.