The Wind in the Willows. With a frontispiece by Graham Robertson

Description

Original blue cloth decorated in gilt. The blue is unfaded, the gilt slightly dull. Top edges gilt. With the original endpapers. The rear endpaper is completely uncracked at gutter, the front endpaper has a 1/2 cm crack at top. The front hinge is very slightly slack, the rear hinge firm. Endpages very slightly browned. Mild wear to spine edges and corners. Spine very slightly cocked. Spot to p.40 reflected on p.41. A little foxing to title-page, carrying over to frontis. and its guard. W.H.Smith & Sons Library bookplate to inside front board, stamped ‘SOLD’. No other ownership marks – no stamps, no traces of any sticker to spine or boards. Very well-preserved given the provenance. Maybe it was sold before it had circulated much, capitalising on its status as a first edition. As Linda Griffiths pointed out in her thesis on the Smith library enterprise, library managers were encouraged to induce subscribers to purchase copies of books they had borrowed, order forms being inserted into the library books to this end. Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs.