![]() ![]() Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST) later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Some erased scribbles to back cover, indentation still visible. The authors bond and knowledge of nature and its intricacies is obvious and well. beautiful illustrations by the Dutch wildlife artist Rien Portvliet, who obviously has a gift of portraying European wildlife up close and personal. This is a charming book about the life and facts of gnomes. Exterior glossy paper-covered boards are colorful & bright, but corners are bumped & there is slight tearing to head of spine where it meets the front cover. Secrets of the Gnomes by Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen. Nora referred is Gnomes by Wil Huygen and illustrated by Rien Poortvliet. The pull tabs on most show edgewear, light soil, creasing. In 2000 in Sydney, Australia, about 150 garden gnomes were glued to the steps. All are present, but some are partially detached. Downgraded because about half of the pop-ups show some damage or wear. Condition is Good: generally very clean, binding strong, but slightly cocked. ![]() Adapted from the larger books "Gnomes" & "Secrets of the Gnomes" by the same authors/illustrators, this pop-up edition was first published in the Netherlands in1983 this is the First English-language Edition, apparently the same year. ![]()
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