Antique Book "Wind in the Willows" Kenneth Grahame / Arthur Rackham, Signed LTD Edition, 1940
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Kenneth Grahame (Scottish, 1859-1932) "The Wind in the Willows" with an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939), The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1940 - Limited edition, #887 of 2,020 copies, signed by Bruce Rogers (rear of book). Quarto (11.5" x 8.25") hard bound in cloth with marbled / paper boards; very good to fine condition for age, some mild staining to cloth of spine, overall clean and crisp with undisturbed interior contents. Also with original slipcase; condition good with some chipping, scuffing and staining to paper.
NOTE: found tucked within the book's front endpapers is a small presentation card from the Higbee Company (Cleveland, OH) signed Mrs. Newbery / Mrs. James A. Garfield. The significance of the signatures on this card is not understood as Mrs. James Rudolph Garfield (Helen Newell Garfield) passed away in 1930, one year before the opening of Higbee Company in 1931, and ten years prior to the publication of the book.
NOTE: found tucked within the book's front endpapers is a small presentation card from the Higbee Company (Cleveland, OH) signed Mrs. Newbery / Mrs. James A. Garfield. The significance of the signatures on this card is not understood as Mrs. James Rudolph Garfield (Helen Newell Garfield) passed away in 1930, one year before the opening of Higbee Company in 1931, and ten years prior to the publication of the book.
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Antique Book "Wind in the Willows" Kenneth Grahame / Arthur Rackham, Signed LTD Edition, 1940
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