[Rarebooks] FS: Arthur Rackham Designed by Bruce Rogers: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Charles Agvent
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[RACKHAM, Arthur] GRAHAME, Kenneth. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. New York:
Limited Editions Club, 1940. First Edition. Bound in half white linen
and marbled boards. Copy #717 of 2020 copies with an introduction by A.
A. Milne and illustrated with 16 color plates by Arthur Rackham. First
published in 1908, this is the first publication of this title with
Rackham's illustrations. Designed by Bruce Rogers, who has SIGNED the
colophon page, this is the only one of Rackham's major works to be first
published posthumously, and this edition of the book is the only one to
include all 16 color illustrations, the trade edition having only
twelve. Light foxing to first and last few pages; mild soiling to the
spine. Very Good, lacking the slipcase.
This is the first enduringly popular work of fiction to introduce the
automobile as a major plot element. (#019443) $750
https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019443/arthur-rackham-kenneth-grahame/the-wind-in-the-willows
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