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Grahame, Kenneth
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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- Grahame, Kenneth
- The Wind in the Willows ... with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson. London: [William Brendon & Son in Plymouth for] Methuen and Co., [1908]
- paper
8vo (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.; 190 x 120 mm, uncut). Half-title, frontispiece; some marginal spotting. Publisher's slate-blue pictorial cloth goldstamped "Pan" and title on upper cover, spine gilt, top edge gilt; light rubbing to extremities. In a blue half-morocco slipcase.
With: one autograph letter signed, 1 page, Boham's, Blewbury, Didcot, Berkshire, 4 September 1910, to an unnamed addressee, and one typed letter signed, 1 page, same address, 17 August 1916, to Kenneth Josling, both laid in.
With: one autograph letter signed, 1 page, Boham's, Blewbury, Didcot, Berkshire, 4 September 1910, to an unnamed addressee, and one typed letter signed, 1 page, same address, 17 August 1916, to Kenneth Josling, both laid in.
Literature
Cahoon, Children's Literature no. 269
Condition
some marginal spotting. Publisher's slate-blue pictorial cloth goldstamped "Pan" and title on upper cover, spine gilt, top edge gilt; light rubbing to extremities.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition.