The Wind in the Willows
Methuen, 1931.
First edition with illustrations by E.H. Shepard. 8vo. Original dark green cloth with gilt vignettes on upper cover and titles on the spine. Top edge green. Map endpapers. Illustrated throughout in line by E. H. Shepard. A very good copy, light signs of wear, but generally bright.
Grahame's children's classic was originally published in 1908 with no illustrations in the text. Although the work was subsequently illustrated by several artists, none matched the success of the text until, E.H. Shepard, fresh from his successful collaboration on A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh books, brought the narrative to life with his evocative line drawings in 1931. His illustrations have been barely out of print since and have become inexorably linked to the book.
Stock ID: 46563
