Toad of Toad Hall - A Play from Kenneth Grahame's "Wind In The Willows" - Signed Limited Edition

Language: English

Published by Methuen, 1929

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Signed limited edition, signed by A.A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame, limited edition of 200 copies, this is number 56. Published by Methuen in 1929. Blue cloth spine over cream paper covered boards, paper title label to the front. Particularly clean and smart covers, some tiny spots to the top edge, securely bound, clean, bright pages, printed on untrimmed handmade paper, pages remain uncut and unopened to the top edge throughout, unread. Spare title label tipped in at last page. Original dust jacket with some general toning and spotting, plus some tanning and vertical creasing to the spine, with a couple of chips and short tears at the head of spine. Jacket is now protected by a smart removable wrapper. Near fine book, very good jacket. The work represents a brilliant convergence of two masters of children's literature, born from Milne’s deep adoration for Grahame’s 1908 classic, The Wind in the Willows. Milne's play adaptation of the novel consciously adjusts the story's pacing and structural focus, condensing the narrative to centre almost exclusively on Mr. Toad’s boisterous escapades, his automotive obsession, his imprisonment, and the triumphant battle to reclaim his ancestral home from the Wild Wooders. The work preserves Grahame's core themes of abiding friendship and loyalty, while transforming the narrative into a brisk, highly entertaining celebration of Toad's eccentric and reckless vanity.

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Title
Toad of Toad Hall - A Play from Kenneth Grahame's "Wind In The Willows" - Signed Limited Edition
Author
A.A. Milne , [Kenneth Grahame]
Publisher
Methuen
Publication year
1929
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
3 kilograms

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