GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1931, 4to, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, boards. 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR & ARTIST, ARTIST'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to the publisher, and further inscribed by the publisher.

GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932) & E. H. SHEPARD (1879-1976, illustrator).  The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co., 1931. 4to (227 x 182mm). Half title, woodcut publisher's device on the title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, folding map by E. H. Shepard of Toad Hall and its vicinity at the end (a few spots at edges). Original green cloth-backed boards with printed spine label, replacement spine label bound in at end as issued, mostly unopened, uncut (edges lightly rubbed and faded, some faint browning to covers, small stain on spine label, lightly bumped, without the dust-jacket). FIRST FULLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION. ONE OF 200 "DE-LUXE" COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST, this being an out-of-series copy, with part of the statement of limitation crossed out and inscribed beneath, probably by Shepard or Grahame, "This is a presentation copy for C. W. Chamberlain Esq." Chamberlain was the Chairman and Managing Director of the publisher, Methuen. He later presented the book to his granddaughter with an additional inscription, "May 1942. Now presented to dear S. P. by Grandpa Chamberlain," and with a note loosely-inserted, stamped "18 May 1942", urging that the present volume be "... put away until the young lady is of an age to understand how to look after good books! (It is quite valuable)." Provenance: C. W. Chamberlain (Chairman and Managing Director of Methuen; presentation inscription by Shepard on limitation leaf, later gift inscription from Chamberlain and note loosely inserted); Christie’s, South Kensington, 3 July 1998, lot 36.