The Wind in the Willows

Illustrator Arthur Rackham British
Author Kenneth Grahame British
Publisher The Heritage Press American
1966
Not on view
A later reprint of the 1944 edition (the text was first published in 1908. Children's book, 190 pp. Binding of blue cloth with a stamped gold image of Toad dressed as a washerwoman. In a box cover decorated with a colored illustration..

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  • Title: The Wind in the Willows
  • Illustrator: Arthur Rackham (British, London 1867–1939 Limpsfield, Surrey)
  • Author: Kenneth Grahame (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1859–1932 Pangbourne, Berkshire)
  • Publisher: The Heritage Press (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1966
  • Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical process
  • Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 7/8 in. (24 x 16 x 2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.520
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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