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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1950. [Children's classic] FIRST UK RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 178 [2]. Beautifully illustrated by Rackham with 12 full colour plates, including a frontispiece, plus several line drawings. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine; top edge green. With the bright green illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 21s. Internally crisp and clean. Jacket shows moderate wear and a few chips to edges, and some toning and rubbing to spine. Very good. The classic tale of the riverbank, wonderfully illustrated by the celebrated English book artist Arthur Rackham. First published in the US in 1940. Item #76476
Price: £375.00
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