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First edition, first printing, of the first appearance of the Grinch, both as a character and as a word in the English language. The story was adapted into a 1966 animated film (narrated by Boris Karloff), a 2000 live-action film in which the Grinch was played by Jim Carrey, and a 2018 computer-animated film with Benedict Cumberbatch. Quarto (272 x 195 mm). Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, lettering on spine and front board blocked in white, pictorial onlay of the Grinch on the front cover after the original, turn-ins twin-ruled in white, turquoise endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated throughout by the author. A fine copy. Younger and Hirsch 33.

'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' is a children's story by Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grumpy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes of the nearby town Whoville on Christmas Eve. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas may not all be about money and presents.