1st Swedish edition published by Gebers Press, 1957.
This copy is flat signed with just the author's signature on the top-right of second ffep.
There is also the neatly inscribed name and address of the previous Finnish owner.
This editon collects some of Jansson's best black and white strip cartoons which had already found a fan base aeound the world through their distribution in newspapers and magazines. A VG copy with minor rubbing and slight age-discolouring of the first few pages. A lovely book and a nice bold signature.