Wind in the Willows
by Grahame, Kenneth; Rackham, Arthur (illus); [Milne, A.A.; Rogers, Bruce]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ (Textblock Fine) in Good+ Slipcase
- Seller
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Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1940. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+ (Textblock Fine) in Good+ Slipcase. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Introduction by A.A. Milne. Rackham had been invited to illustrate the first edition of Willows in 1908, but was unable to accept the project. He regretted the miss for years, but was able, just before passing away, to illustrate the LEC edition (not unlike Alice Neel's death-bed illustration of Fall of the House of Usher for LEC). While the slipcase is in need of repair/replacement, the volume itself is very handsome. Very minor shelf/edge wear, light toning at spine, small soil mark at head, owner bookplate at front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows several splits (three poorly repaired with [not so] invisible tape, light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, gilt lettering and decorative elements (spine and slipcase), marbled paper boards, color frontispiece, teg. Small 4to. 245pp. Illus. (color plates). Limited edition of 2020 volumes, this being 1691. Signed by Bruce Rogers.
Synopsis
The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie. The Wind in the Willows was in its thirty-first printing when then-famous playwright, A. A. Milne, who loved it, adapted a part of it for stage as Toad of Toad Hall in 1929.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3712
- Title
- Wind in the Willows
- Author
- Grahame, Kenneth; Rackham, Arthur (illus); [Milne, A.A.; Rogers, Bruce]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ (Textblock Fine) in Good+ Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Children's | Fine Press-Fine Binding-Limited Editions
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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Portland, Maine
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- Bookplate
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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