Julia Donaldson – The Gruffalo – First Gift Edition 2007
£475.00
A first edition of the Gift Edition published eight years after the [almost] unfindable Macmillan true first edition. A very good book with two initials to the head of the copyright page – some light marks to the rear panel. 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 with a little wear and slight damage to one corner. Colour illustrations throughout by Axel Scheffler. Scarce
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A first edition of the Gift Edition published eight years after the [almost] unfindable Macmillan true first edition. A very good book with two initials to the head of the copyright page – some light marks to the rear panel. 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 with a little wear and slight damage to one corner. Colour illustrations throughout by Axel Scheffler. Scarce
