The Gnome Compendium: The Gnome Manuscript Part Three: Excerpts of the works of J.H.W. Eldermans by Wilmar Tal (Troy Books, 2022) Special Edition Limited to 125 Copies

Wilmar Tal. The Gnome Compendium: The Gnome Manuscript Part Three: Excerpts of the works of J.H.W. Eldermans. London: Troy Books, 2022. Special edition cloth hardback. 223 pages. Limited to 125 hand-numbered copies. Condition: As New Description from the publisher: The Gnome Manuscript has enchanted many curious people around the world with its mixture of myth, magick and folklore, all captured in the wonderful drawings and handwriting by J.H.W. Eldermans. This third and final instalment of The Gnome Manuscript, The Gnome Compendium – Exerts of the Works of J.H.W. Eldermans, will focus on the miscellaneous writings concerning ‘little people’ by J.H.W. Eldermans. Where the first part focused more on culture and habits, the second part on magic concerning gnomes, this part will bring you first hand eye witness accounts of people who actually saw or even were in contact with gnomes. We will look to people associated with gnomes, but also to folklore and mythology and the leftovers, the wr