| Author photo/portrait | Alf Lidman |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Peter Dyer |
| Foreword by | Esther Freud |
| Translated by | Thomas Teal |
| Publisher | Sort Of Books |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | Penguin Group |
| Copyright Holder | Tove Jansson |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Random House, Inc. |
| Copyright Holder (Foreword/Preface) | Esther Freud |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | Per Olov Jansson, Margareta Strömstedt, Alf Lidman, Göran Algård |
| Printed by | LegoPrint S.p.A. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1972 |
| Copyright | 1974 |
| Copyright | 2003 |
| Reprinted | 2003 |
| Pages / Font | 172 pages / Goudy and GillSans |
| ISBN | 0-9542217-1-0 |
| Barcode | 9 780954 221713 |
| Price | £6.99 |
| Notes | Copyright © 1972 by Tove Jansson English translation by Thomas Teal © 1974 by random House, Inc. Foreword © Esther Freud 2003 Published in 2003 by Sort Of Books Reprinted 2003 (five times) Distributed by the Penguin Group in all territories excluding the United States and Canada Typeset in Goudy and GillSans to a design by Henry Iles Cover photos: Tove and Lars Jansson's island and house © Per Olov Jansson Signe Hammarsten and Sophia Jansson © Margareta Strömstedt Author portrait © Alf Lidman Inside cover photos: Summer island landscape © Per Olov Jansson Tove Jansson with telescope © Göran Algård |
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