TUMMELISA

Ahlen & Akerlunds, Stockholm, 1915A large quarto bound in the original beige linen cloth with a color cover vignette and green titling. The cloth is slightly age darkened with some wear to the extremities. Front inner hinge cracked but still solid. Some soiling and age darkening to the text block as usual. This is the first edition, written in Swedish with charming, nearly miniature illustrations by Einar Nerman. The illustrations are mounted and tissue guarded. Gift inscription on front endpaper dated 1927. Despite faults a nice example of a scarce title.