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Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Ariel Books : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Full cloth, lettered in gilt. Signed by Hague, without inscription, to the title page. Book in excellent condition, nearly fine. The dust jacket has some wear to the upper spine, creasing along the upper, front edge. Not price clipped. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: Later Printing Hardcover SIGNED by illustrator Hague on the title page, fine in near fine dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; eighth printing according to number line
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition of the Michael Hague illustrated edition. A uncommon advance salesman's dummy designed for the publisher's sales force prior to publication for purposes of promoting the book. This copy is INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by Michael Hague 3 months prior to publication to an individual involved in the marketing of the book. Near fine in a Vg.+ dj. (Dj. has a 1 1/2"-inch tear at the head of the rear panel, with some smaller edge tears & shallow chipping to spine ends) A remarkable production, involving the hand pasting of full-color illustrations onto the pages in the text. Some of the larger illustrations appear uncropped, as opposed to their slightly dimminshed size in the published format. A few of the smaller images at the beginning of the text have become detached and are laid-in. A little less than half the text is present, though not represented in chronological order. The remaining portion is blank. It is unlikely that more than a few copies were produced. Michael Hague's FIRST and most enduring book project.; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.