1908 The Wind In The Willows By Kenneth Grahame - First American Edition Kenneth Grahame Rare Book Room

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Author of "The Golden Age," "Dream Days," Etc. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, October, 1908, First American Edition, 302 pp, 7.5 x 5", 12mo. In fair condition. Publisher's light green cloth boards moderately toned at edges & significantly toned on spine. Gilt lettering and ruling on spine dulled, but legible. Gilt lettering and ruling on front board slightly dulled, but still presents well. Top edge's gilt dulled. Fore-edge deckled. Scuff or scratch marks exhibited on cloth spine. Bookseller's ticket found at bottom edge of front end-page: Chas. E. Lauriat Co., Importers & Booksellers, 385 Wash'n St. Boston. Age-staining found on title page, mostly around edges. Instances of finger-soiling in several places throughout text-block. Some dog-eared bottom corners. Rear gutter split with exposed binding mesh. Binding is intact, but fragile. Please see photos. Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a British writer best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908). Scottish by birth, he spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in England, following the death of his mother and his father's inability to look after the children. After attending St. Edward's School in Oxford, his ambition to attend university was thwarted and he joined the Bank of England, where he had a successful career. A beloved children's classic, First American Edition! An affordable chance to own this essential for any home library. RAREA1908GJKX 04/24 - HK1412