AN ENDURING MAGIC
42. The Wind In The Willows GRAHAME, Kenneth; RACKHAM, Arthur
Rackham is said to have sunk into his pillow and said: “Thank goodness, that is the last one” (Hares-Stryker). It is the only one of his major works to be first published posthumously. This edition of the book is the only one to include all sixteen colour illustrations, as the first trade and the English edition (see below) features only twelve colour illustrations.
Methuen, 1950. First UK edition illustrated by Rackham. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Introduction by A.A. Milne. Twelve colour plates and fifteen illustrations in line. A fine copy with small marks to endpapers, in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper with just trivial wear to spine ends but an unusual- ly fresh copy. [44467] £950
43. The Wind In The Willows GRAHAME, Kenneth; SANDWYK, Charles Van
The Folio Society, 2008. Centenary edition de luxe. One of 1,000 copies with an original copperplate etching signed by the artist, this copy numbered 659. Folio. Vellum backed green paper cov- ered boards. The boards embossed with gilt vignettes and cor- ners tipped with vellum. Housed in the publisher’s cloth drop over box, with gilt title label on the spine. Pictorial endpapers, an original copperplate signed etching, sixteen large tipped in colour plates, plus many line drawings in the text by Charles Van Sandwyk. A fine copy, housed in original green cloth box. [46146] £2,250 This is a beautiful production published to mark the book’s centenary. Sandwyk’s illustrations offer a fresh style, using a vibrant colour palette, whilst also being influenced by the drawings of Arthur Rackham and E.H. Shepard, creating a beautiful and impressive volume.
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