THE UNTIDY GNOME
Written by Stella Gibbons
Illustrated by William Townsend
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.
in 1935
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THE UNTIDY GNOME
Written by Stella Gibbons.
Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1324616
1st.
1935.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The only children's book by the author of Cold Comfort Farm. Gerda, a little girl who is taken prisoner by the Elves and kept in a cave with an old gnome, is rescued by the princess of the fairies. Beige cloth, red titles and illustration to front cover. 180 pages. Two-colour text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, some very slight darkening to lower edge of front cover. Name in ink and small embossed booksellers stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned, chipped and torn to front edge of spine with loss at top and tail of spine. There are splash marks to spine of wrapper. A nice copy of a very scarce children's book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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