GNOMES
by Wil Huygen
Illustrated by Rien Poortvliet
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. 1st thus. 1977
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. Poortvliet and his scientist friend Wil Huygen had spent over twenty years observing the life and work of the Gnome, and their report at last shatters the age-old myths of song and legend. A book full of lore and history... and fun for, of course, all these factual data are invented. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gnome vignette to front board. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages are not numbered.
Minor foxing to text block. Front free-endpaper lightly creased and has a light pencil erasure mark. Minor foxing to rear endpaper else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and laminate protecting the dustwrapper is creased across the middle.
ISBN: 0810909650
Stock no. 1828520