Nate D. Sanders - Large advertising artwork by Dr. Seuss from 1955, with a Grinch-like character clearly inspiring his famous creation two years later in 1957, when ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss: Very Good Hardcover (1957) 1st Edition | Timbuktu Books
![Redbook Magazine December 1957 printed How the Grinch Stole Christmas, saying "it may well become a Christmas classic." : r/mildlyinteresting Redbook Magazine December 1957 printed How the Grinch Stole Christmas, saying "it may well become a Christmas classic." : r/mildlyinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/0Du3NOYjxa0To9RoK4JrmK-YDGzn8oxR6-6E5gEXZF4.jpg?auto=webp&s=8c5cf864e1132983555f3f2fb9d6e7434676c307)