First Whisper of "The Wind in the Willows"
by Kenneth Grahame
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
cremona, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1945. 94 pages. Edited with an introduction by Elspeth Grahame. Dust jacket has a chip to foot of spine, some wear to top of spine, a 2" tear to front bottom fold with a small chip at bottom of tear as well as a fold along tear. Some colour fading to spine. Looks good in plastic protective cover. Green cloth on boards binding has bright lettering. Former owner's name faintly on front free endpaper. Pencil portrait of author on frontis. A flaw at the bottom of page 28 and page 29 which sees a bit of one page stuck to the other. Text is affected but is easily figured. . Stated first edition. HC and DJ. Good/Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107040
- Title
- First Whisper of "The Wind in the Willows"
- Author
- Kenneth Grahame
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Stated first edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1945
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ghost River Books
Biblio member since 2004
cremona, Alberta
About Ghost River Books
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