With an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
London, Methuen & Co., 1951
Limited edition. Rackham's illustrations brilliantly capture the characters and capers of Badger, Mole, Ratty and Toad, the protagonists of this classic story.
Limited edition numbered 271 of 500 copies; 4to; 12 mounted colour plates and further illustrations within text by Arthur Rackham, mark to lower margin of p. xii otherwise internally fine; publisher's white sheep, top edge gilt, slightly spotted and grubby, original card slip-case with printed label in similar condition but in the main a very good copy.
Limited edition numbered 271 of 500 copies; 4to; 12 mounted colour plates and further illustrations within text by Arthur Rackham, mark to lower margin of p. xii otherwise internally fine; publisher's white sheep, top edge gilt, slightly spotted and grubby, original card slip-case with printed label in similar condition but in the main a very good copy.
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