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Milne, A. A.
Toad of Toad Hall;
Publisher: Methuen & Company, London;
Edition: Limited Edition
Date of Publication: 1929
Stock Code: 3873
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, large paper copy. Large octavo. Xv, [1], 166 pp, [2]. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publisher's cream boards with blue cloth spine and paper title plate to upper board, in original cream dust-jacket with green titles. Housed in a purpose-made lined clamshell box, quarter blue morocco over pale blue cloth, with five raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to compartments. Number 168 of only 200 Copies, signed by A. A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame to Limitation Page. Armorial bookplate of C F J Beausire to front paste-down; hand-made paper with pages uncut and mostly unopened. Spare title label tipped-in to rear. Jacket neatly price clipped to spine; slight loss at corners and at head of spine just affecting titles, with minor edge-wear, a few nicks & creases top edge and overall surface soiling. Faint ghost mark to cloth at spine due to price clipping of jacket; slight bump to lower front corner and light rubbing to edges. Light surface soiling to clamshell box with a little rubbing to spine. A clean, bright and attractive example of this childrens classic in a beautiful signed & very limited edition. £1650.00