The Wind in the Willows.
by GRAHAME, Kenneth. RACKHAM, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A fine copy in a bright jacket with a shallow (1/16") chip and a tiny (1/4") closed tear. Light dust-soiling to the s
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: The Heritage Press,, [1940].. A reprint by special arrangement with The Limited Editions Club.. publisher's illustrated cloth, edges stained red, in publisher's illustrated dust jacket and slipcase. . A fine copy in a bright jacket with a shallow (1/16") chip and a tiny (1/4") closed tear. Light dust-soiling to the slipcase.. 8vo,. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.. Introduction by A. A. Milne.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72535
- Title
- The Wind in the Willows.
- Author
- GRAHAME, Kenneth. RACKHAM, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's illustrated cloth, edges stained red, in publisher's illustrated dust jacket and slipcase.
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a bright jacket with a shallow (1/16") chip and a tiny (1/4") closed tear. Light dust-soiling to the s
- Edition
- A reprint by special arrangement with The Limited Editions Club.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1940].
- Pages
- 190 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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