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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME 1908 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BINDING

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[GRAHAME, KENNETH]. The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co., 1908.

First UK edition, first print ["First Published 1908" printed on the copyright page]. Leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (20cm x 13cm x 3.5cm), pp. [8], 302. English text. Handsome Arts and Crafts binding by ME, consisting of full green morocco with a gilt trailing leaf design, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, new endpapers, half-title, frontispiece by Graham Robertson. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with the hinges and joints intact. Title and end-leaves spotted with some soiling, also on prelims, pp.1-7 & intermittently elsewhere, feint one line ink inscription to top of half-title, fore-edges ragged in places, half title (?) bound after title page. Exquisite.

Notes: Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most beloved modern children's books, inspired by the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told his son. The Wind in the Willows follows the bucolic adventures of anthropomorphized animals on the banks of the Thames. The friends' peace is broken when Mr. Toad's obsession with motor-cars leads him down a destructive path. Shenanigans ensue, including grand theft auto, a prison break, a midnight battle, and a dreamlike meeting with Pan. The stories of timid Mole, practical Rat, wise Badger, and intemperate Mr. Toad remain excellent bedtime reading. Kenneth Graham's beautifully book rests in the influential background of the likes of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, A.A. Milne and many others.
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