Here's an updated and revised edition of the 1977 New York Times bestseller Gnomes, and illustrated survey of the life, history, crafts, and lore of gnomes. The original release spent 62 weeks on that bestseller list! For those of you who don't remember the original, or for those who need a reacquaintance, Gnomes mimics a serious scientific textbook and includes very detailed watercolor illustrations, by Rien Pooftvliet, of these beings along with behavioral notes, charts, geographic range, information on average specimens, plus legends and lore.

Gnomes was and is one of those books that leaves us questioning what is real and what is not. Includes an introduction (from the 2011 edition) by Brian Froud, conceptual designer of the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

Hardcover with sewn-in ribbon bookmark, unpaginated (about 200 pages). 2023 edition of the original 1977 book.