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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
Number 168 in a signed limited edition of 200 copies only. Large octavo. Xv, [1], 166 pp, [2]. A near fine book in a very good dust-jacket. Publisher's cream boards with blue cloth spine and paper title plate to upper board, in original cream dust-jacket with green titles. Boldly signed to the limitation page by both A. A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame. 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. 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 play adaption of the childrens classic in a well-presented signed & very limited edition. £1500.00