A A MILNE / Toad of Toad Hall Play form Kenneth Grahame's The Wind 1st Edition

Description: Toad of Toad Hall. A Play form Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows." Author: MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956) Title: Toad of Toad Hall. A Play form Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows." Publication: London: Methuen and Co., 1929 Description: [Children's drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 167 [9]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper, top edge gilt. With the plain dust-jacket, priced at 5s to spine. No inscriptions, some spotting to text leaves and edges, covers clean, jacket is fine with some gentle wear at crown. A crisp, fresh example. The first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, from which Milne extracted (and popularised) the adventures of Mr. Toad. The play has four main characters: Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad.; Toad's caravan and car adventures are included, as well as his imprisonment, escape, and subsequent fight with the weasels and stoats to regain his home with the help of his friends. Although not a musical, the play contains six songs. Seller ID: 69888 Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. Terms All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely. OUR GUARANTEE. We endeavour to describe item as accurately as possible using industry standard grades and our feedback speaks for itself. It is not in our interests to 'overdescribe', but in the unlikely event of a problem we offer a no-quibble refund on all items. Please email if you have any questions, and please view our other items listed.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 325 GBP

Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

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