Description:
Grahame, Kenneth (1859-1932) The Wind in the Willows, with Clipped Signature Laid in. London: Methuen & Co., [Printed by William Brendon and Son, Ltd., 1908].
Octavo, with "First published 1908" on copyright page, and clipped signature from the closing of a letter pasted inside front board, "Yours very faithfully, Kenneth Grahame," with frontispiece, bound in full publisher's blue cloth, blocked in gold with title and Pan motif on front board, spine gilt decorated with title, author, publisher, and Mr. Toad in his motor clothes; deckle edges at fore-edge, t.e.g., ex libris Crosby and Hilda Gaige, with their bookplate pasted inside the front board, housed in a custom buckram chemise and half morocco slipcase, 7 1/2 x 5 in.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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Keywords
Kenneth Grahame, Hilda Gaige, Toad, Crosby Gaige, LondonJohn Dorfman
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