The Gruffalo [with] The Gruffalo's Child - Gift Editions in Slip Cases
by Donaldson, Julia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2007-8. A pair of first editions of the Gift Editions of 'The Gruffalo' and 'The Gruffalo's Child'. 'The Gruffalo': A near 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. In very good slip case. Scarce pair
Synopsis
A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .
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- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17765
- Title
- The Gruffalo [with] The Gruffalo's Child - Gift Editions in Slip Cases
- Author
- Donaldson, Julia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007-8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Vignette
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....