GRAHAME, Kenneth; SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illus.).

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The Wind in the Willows. Signed limited edition, number 115 of 200 large paper copies signed by both Grahame and Shepard, printed on handmade paper. Grahame's classic was originally published in 1908 with only a frontispiece for an illustration. Although the work was subsequently published with illustrations by several artists, it was Shepard who brought the narrative vividly to life with his evocative drawings.Well-known for his illustrations of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh series, Shepard was asked to illustrate a new edition, following Milne's popular adaptation of the book for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall. In 1931, Shepard visited Grahame at his house in Pangbourne to make sketches, and at their first meeting Grahame said to him, "I love these little people, be kind to them".

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