The Exploits of Moominpappa Described by Himself
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Overview:
- Title: The Exploits of Moominpappa Described by Himself
- Author: Tove Jansson
- Year: 1952
- Publisher: Ernest Benn
- Price: 7/6
- Pages: 156
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Exploits of Moominpappa Described by Himself
- Notes:
- First English edition.
- OCLC 58108330 shows more info with discrepancies.
- Title page may show four lines thus (OCLC 12340978 suggests) (eBay listing confirms 2022-08-29): "The Exploits of Moominpappa" "Described by Himself" "Set down and illustrated by Tove Jansson" "Translated by Thomas Warburton" "Ernest Benn Limited London".
- Publication date inferred and price from publisher advertisement of contest "Write a Review and Earn a Book" The Observer 1952-11-16 p8; this one "New Moomin book just published".
- "First published 1952".
- Dust Jacket: "Each 7s.6d.net"; "8/6 Net".
- Cover art credit from the original edition.