The Good Shepard by Gunnar Gunnarson [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1940 • Bobbs-Merrill

The Good Shepard: An Icelandic Novel by Gunnar Gunnarson with illustrations by Masha Simkovitch

U.S. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1940] THE BOBBS MERRILL COMPANY

Antique hardcover with dust jacket in very good reading condition.   

Dust jacket shows wear and tear and a few stains;  tearing most notably along front and rear panels [see photos]  -- now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector.

Book itself is in beautiful shape.  Clean, tight and reads good as new with a hint of tanning to pages.  Name of original owner on front endpaper dated 1941. 

Originally published in 1936, Gunnar Gunnarsson's novel has sold more than one million copies worldwide.

A tale of kindness about Benedikt, a simple man who sacrifices himself to round up other peoples' forgotten sheep stranded in the Icelandic highlands at the Advent of the Christmas season. Due to the arrival of fierce winter weather, Benedikt, his dog Leo, and his wether [ram] Gnarly experience hardships resulting from delays caused by Benedikt's putting others' needs before his own.