A Fantastic Discovery from the Moomin Archives

A classic Moomin Book with COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS

And a beautiful TRIPLE PANORAMA

In 1961, at the request of her Italian publishers, Tove Jansson created a unique new edition of Moominland Midwinter, the story in which Moomin wakes from his winter hibernation to face the mysterious world of winter alone. The text and interior designs remained unchanged, but Tove added a beautiful new cover illustration and seven gorgeous full-page color illustrations. This was the only Moomin edition she illustrated in color and has long been a collector's item. For the first time, it is available in English.

For this new Sort Of edition, Tove's nephew, James Zambra, restored the original cover and the color illustrations, along with a wonderful triple panorama of characters from the book, which Tove Jansson painted for the first French edition. Sort Of Books have also added a back cover designed for the first Swedish edition of Moominland Midwinter, an image used in the first Puffin book, and a playful bookplate "wreath" from the first German book. We believe this is the most beautiful Moomin book ever published!

Pages: 176, Year of Publication: 1014, Dimensions: 17.2x17.2 cm.