FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF WIND IN THE WILLOWS
The Wind in the Willows
Methuen, 1913.
First UK edition illustrated by Bransom, first issue. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, with black and white vignette to upper cover. Top edge gilt and all others untrimmed. Pictorial endpapers and ten colour plates by Paul Bransom, as well as one in black and white by Graham Robertson. A near fine copy, externally clean with very slight bubbling to the fore edge of the rear cover. Neat previous ownership inscription on the verso half title page.
This is the first illustrated version of Grahame's tales of the river bank. The first edition of the book has only the frontispiece by Robertson and no other illustrations. Bransom is the first of many to enjoy the role of illustrator.
Stock ID: 46605
