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Kenneth Grahame and E.H. Shepard signed limited edition of ''Wind in the Willows'', lauded as ''one of the most endearing books ever written for children''. Theodore Roosevelt was even so taken with the book and the characters which he called ''old friends'', that he convinced Scribner to publish the novel in the United States. London: Methuen & Co., 1931. Copy is #84 in the limited edition of 200, with illustrations by Shepard throughout, including folding maps at end. Bound in publisher's white and one-quarter green cloth boards, with spare spine label applied. Faint discoloration to front pastedown and minor shelf wear. Overall in near fine condition. Housed in custom morocco clamshell case.