Easton Press Childrens Classics 5 Book Set Robin Hood Willows Wyeth Rackham
by Joel Chandler Harris, Kenneth Grahame, Michael Hague, Paul Creswick
$220 · Offered by eBay
ITEM SPECIFICS Condition: Good Format: Hardcover Books — 5 Volume Set Special Notes: Five Easton Press Collector's Editions in leather: Robin Hood by Paul Creswick, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth; Mother Goose, selected and illustrated by Michael Hague; Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris, with woodcuts by Seong Moy (special contents ©1957); The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with an introduction by A. A. Milne (©1982); and American Indian Legends, selected by Allan A. Macfarlan, illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson (©1968). Gilt page edges and ribbon markers across the set. A CLOSER LOOK "I don't just flip items; I collect them. I know what it means to hunt for the right edition or a perfectly preserved piece." The Details: A ready-made Easton Press children's shelf in one lot: Wyeth's Robin Hood plates, Rackham's Wind in the Willows, Hague's Mother Goose, Seong Moy's Uncle Remus woodcuts, and the Macfarlan American Indian Legends. These five were issued across three decades of Easton's children's and Masterpieces lines and are almost never offered together — the makings of an heirloom gift set or an instant children's-classics shelf. CONDITION BREAKDOWN "I grade strictly so there are no surprises when you open the box." Exterior/Box: Leather boards clean overall with light shelf wear; small tan spots on the Uncle Remus cover; light corner wear on Robin Hood. Item/Media: Interiors clean and unmarked in all five volu
- Publisher: Easton Press
- Condition: Good
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