The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Scribner's Publishing Fifth Printing June 1911 hardcover good condition

This is a good rare and collectible hardcover. Scribner Publishing 1911 Fifth Printing. This copy is good inside and out. The pages are showing light natural tanning from age but are clean. Inside front cover on third blank page is previous owners name neatly written in ink. There is no serious foxing, no real foxing noticed. Deckle cut page edges. Green cloth hardcover boards w gold title/author lettering on front cover and spine which includes publisher. There top front right and rear top left corners are bumped. Top page edges tipped in gold. Very small bump to bottom front corner. The overall wearing to cover is mild and the lettering is still clean and clear. The binding is tight and straight with only a hint of wearing, the pages are tight to binding and the binding is square. Crown octavo or 5" x 8" with 302 pages.

This copy of The Wind in The Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a fifth printing, first edition from Scribner, New York.
This beloved classic was originally published in 1908 by Scribner's in New York and Methuen in London. Neither edition was illustrated. Theodore Roosevelt had read the book repeatedly and encouraged Scribner to publish it as Grahame was initially having a hard time getting it published.
The book has been reprinted many times and illustrated editions started showing up years later, including the Arthur Rackham edition published in 1940.
This copy is in good condition overall and generously offered at 450.00 given the previous owners name written inside, light natural tanning and some wearing to cloth boards.

Thank you for visiting Bobbis Bookstore !!