SIGNED, DATED AND DOODLED BY SCHEFFLER.

DONALDSON, Julia; Axel SCHEFFLER [Illus.] ~ Tiddler. The Story-Telling Fish. Signed by the illustrator.

FIRST UK PRINTING. Alison Green Books, London: 2007.

Oblong 8vo., pictorial boards illustrated with an underwater wraparound scene featuring a shark, octopus, seal, seahorse, treasure chest, turtle, and many other fish; dark red endpapers; copiously illustrated in full colour throughout by Scheffler; in the repeat dustwrapper (unclipped £10.99 to front flap); THE BOOK very near fine, just one bruise to head of spine and a couple of small dents to edges and corners; THE WRAPPER, aside from very light creasing and rubbing to extremities, also near-fine, with two promotional stickers. The wrapper is protected in a removable mylar cover. FIRST UK EDITION, with full number line 1-10. This copy signed by Scheffler to the title page, and dated 'B.G.S. 18.4.16' alongside a doodle of a fish with 'To Eva' in a speech bubble'. A lovely copy.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Near Fine