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[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. 1940. LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED BY BRUCE ROGERS.
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Description
[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940.
Small folio. 16 mounted plates in color by Arthur Rackham. Original buckram-backed boards, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt; slipcase (rubbing, top edge partially split). Provenance: Samuel R. and Marie-Louise Rosenthal (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION, number 416 of 2020 copies SIGNED BY BRUCE ROGERS. This was the last book illustrated by Rackham before his death in 1939. Riall, p. 197-198.
Property From an Illinois Collector