The Wind in the Willows
The Folio Society, 2008.
Centenary edition de luxe. One of 1,000 copies with an original copperplate etching signed by the artist, this copy numbered 483. Folio. Vellum backed green paper covered boards. The boards embossed with gilt vignettes and corners tipped with vellum. Housed in the publisher's cloth drop over box, with gilt title label on the spine. Pictorial endpapers, an original copperplate signed etching, sixteen large tipped in colour plates, plus many line drawings in the text by Charles Van Sandwyk. A fine copy, housed in original green cloth box, with illustrated advertising letter present.
This is a beautiful production published to mark the book's centenary. Sandwyk's illustrations offer a fresh style, using a vibrant colour palette, whilst also being influenced by the drawings of Arthur Rackham and E.H. Shepard, creating a beautiful and impressive volume.
Stock ID: 45811
£2,250.00
