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Julia Donaldson [Axel Scheffler] – The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child – Both Gift Editions 2007-8
£650.00
A pair of first editions of the Gift Editions of ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’. ‘The Gruffalo’: A fine book without inscriptions. Hard board book and rare to find. Full numberline 1-9 the same format as the Macmillan first edition, but bound in original green cloth, lettering to spine in gilt, illustration to front cover in silver surrounding mounted colour illustration, vignette to rear cover in gilt, illustrated endpapers. Housed in the original pictorial slipcase. Colour illustrations throughout by Axel Scheffler. Extremities of slipcase slightly rubbed with a little lifting. ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’: A very good book with some lifting of the laminate to the front board vignette. In very good slip case. Scarce pair
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A pair of first editions of the Gift Editions of ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’. ‘The Gruffalo’: A fine book without inscriptions. Hard board book and rare to find. Full numberline 1-9 the same format as the Macmillan first edition, but bound in original green cloth, lettering to spine in gilt, illustration to front cover in silver surrounding mounted colour illustration, vignette to rear cover in gilt, illustrated endpapers. Housed in the original pictorial slipcase. Colour illustrations throughout by Axel Scheffler. Extremities of slipcase slightly rubbed with a little lifting. ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’: A very good book with some lifting of the laminate to the front board vignette. In very good slip case. Scarce pair
