John Lane The Bodley Head,1930. LIMITED edition, number 159 of only 275 copies. SIGNED by both the author and the Illustrator. From the limitation page - ' This Large Paper Edition, printed on a specially made rag paper, is limited to two hundred and seventy-five copies, of which this is No. 159.' Kenneth Grahame is most noted as being the author of 'The Wind in the Willows'. The illustrator, Ernest Shepard, also illustrated the 'Winnie the Pooh' books and 'Wind in the Willows'. Grey, marbled boards with gilt title on vellum spine. Top edge gilt. Rough cut on fore-edge. 29 illustrations. Spine...
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Limited Editions Club,1940. Limited to 2020 copies, this is copy number 35. Signed by designer, Bruce Rogers, on limitation page at end of book. Hard Cover in slipcase. Top edge gilt, rough cut pages. Grey slipcase is sound, with numerous tiny chips around open edge, tiny chip at bottom of spine edge, gilt title remains bright. Marbled boards with cloth spine. Cover has a tiny rub at top of darkened spine, otherwise pristine. 16 tipped-in delightful color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. A beautiful edition of a classic tale. Letter from publisher 'To the Members' and Limited Editions Club new...
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