A signed <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first impression of The Gruffalo by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Julia+Donaldson&amp;pfilters.dateRange=past" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julia Donaldson</a>, accompanied by a <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> drawing by the illustrator, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axel Scheffler</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Julia Donaldson (British).</li><li>Axel Scheffler (German).</li><li>London: Macmillan Children’s Books, 1999.</li><li>With the complete number line.</li><li>Signed by Julia Donaldson in black ink to the title page, without dedication.</li><li>In the original pictorial boards, housed in a green cloth presentation case, lettered in gilt.</li><li>Accompanied by an original ink drawing by Scheffler, presented in a cream mount, framed.</li></ul> A signed first edition of The Gruffalo, together with an original ink drawing by Axel Scheffler, depicting three generations of Gruffalos, the smallest standing between the two adults and the figure to the right holding a walking stick. Signed by Scheffler beneath the drawing. Also accompanied by a handwritten congratulatory compliments slip from Macmillan Children’s Books and a printed email from the publisher confirming the recipient’s success in its ‘Gruffalo Granny’ competition. The correspondence explicitly describes the prizes as including a framed original artwork by Axel Scheffler and a copy of The Gruffalo signed by Julia Donaldson. An attractive pairing of a signed first edition and an original drawing by its illustrator, with supporting publisher’s correspondence.

The Gruffalo | Signed First Edition, Accompanied by a Signed Drawing by the Illustrator

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