TOAD TRIUMPHANT.**

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.FINE/VG.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Patrick Benson illustrated dw/dj panels,with black and gilt-edged blue lettering to dw/dj's front panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Light creasing to middle of top,front edge of dw/dj.Rear panel of dw/dj looks to have had some liquid/fluid accidently spilt to it,leaving a slightly stained residue to the dw/dj and continuing partially to inside rear flap of same too - visible both externally and internally,and partially but lightly affecting the board beneath. Basically the only fault along with minimal creasing to top front edge.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters+Ratty silhouette to spine/ backstrip,a blue+white striped headband and with colour pictorial map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,7- 281pp [paginated] half-title,double-page b/w line illustrated title page,contents list/table includes 12 chapters,14pp full-page b/w line illustrations and chapter head+tail pieces - all by Patrick Benson,publisher's note and 4pp blanks to rear. Explore again the unforgettable world of Toad Hall,the Wild Wood, the River Bank and the irrepressible Mr Toad. In 'The Willows in Winter',his best-selling sequel to Kenneth Grahame's classic 'The Wind in the Willows',William Horwood successfully brought to life once more some of the best-loved characters in British literature. Now in this new tale the comfortable bachelor world of the River Bank is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a formidable female character,who seems to win Toad's heart.Recognising the familiar danger signals,his long-suffering companions Mole,Ratty and Badger must do all they can to save the infatuated Toad from himself.Enriched once again by the delightful illustrations of Patrick Benson,'Toad Triumphant' is another captivating story,in which Toad's capacity for finding trouble and for miraculous escapes is tested as never before. Patrick Benson's award-winning work includes illustrations for William Mayne's 'Hob Stories',for which he won the Mother Goose Award,Roald Dahl's final book,'The Minpins' (see rja26467),and the two J.R. Hartley 'Fly Fishing books.(see rja26597 + rja26607) His illustrations for 'The Willows in Winter' (see rja1132),and his new edition of 'The Wind in the Willows' received outstanding praise.Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!