1931 Scarce First English Edition - The Gnome’s Almanack by Ida Bohatta MorpurgoAuthor: Illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo. English version by June Head. Title: The Gnomes Almanack. Publisher: Munich, Ars Sacra Joseph Mueller, 1931. Printed in Germany. First English Edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 6 x 4. 5 inches. Pages: Unpaginated. Binding: Very good original publishers brown paper covered boards with a mounted full colour pictorial onlay depicting Father Gnome walking with a bee and a grasshopper, framed in green

Pages: lxxiv-240 pages

whose illustrations add a vivid and contemporary visual dimension to these classic tales

He specialized in historical subjects and books for young people

very discreet edge wear — as shown)

When she termed her works contes de fées (fairy tales)

Housman’s tales

Estimate: (USD 850–1

stylized figures

Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature

Endpapers illustrated with delicate line drawings of Alice

The book: A charming collection of Turkish fairy tales

enhancing the poem’s emotional and narrative depth