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The Gruffalo.
by DONALDSON, Julia; SCHEFFLER, Axel (illus.)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan Children's Books,, 2007. Double-signed copy of the deluxe edition First gift edition, first impression, signed by both author and illustrator on the title page, including an ink drawing of the mouse by Scheffler. The story won the Smarties Book Prize following publication in 1999. Quarto, pp. 25, [1]. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, arboreal gilt frame on front cover enclosing mounted colour plate of the Gruffalo, gilt vignette of the mouse on rear cover, illustrated endpapers. Housed in the original pictorial card slipcase with stickers issued by the publisher and Waterstones. Colour illustrations throughout. Spot of wear to fore edge of rear cover, occasional light finger-soiling. A near-fine copy.
Synopsis
The Gruffalo is a children's book by writer/playwright Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, telling the story of a mouse taking a stroll through a deep, dark wood. The book has sold over 10.5 million copies, has won several prizes for children's literature, and has been made into a West End and Broadway play.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173877
- Title
- The Gruffalo.
- Author
- DONALDSON, Julia; SCHEFFLER, Axel (illus.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan Children's Books,
- Date Published
- 2007
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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